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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $1.7 billion (c.i.f., 1987); commodities--foodstuffs, manufactured goods, mineral fuels; partners--Iran 30%, Nigeria 20%, US 10%, EC 10%, Gabon 10%
1991 $1.23 billion (f.o.b., 1990 est.); commodities--foodstuffs, manufactured goods, mineral fuels; partners--US 35%, Nigeria 21%, Japan 13%, Angola 11%
1992 $1.14 billion (c.i.f., 1991 est.); commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, mineral fuels; partners: US 35%, Nigeria 21%, Japan 13%, Angola 11%
1993 $1.14 billion (c.i.f., 1991 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, mineral fuels, crude oil partners: US 35%, Nigeria 21%, Japan 13%, Angola 11%
1994 $1.2 billion (f.o.b,,1992) commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, mineral fuels, crude oil partners: US 32%, Japan 17%, Nigeria 12%, Denmark 7%, Norway 6%
1995 $1.15 billion (f.o.b,,1993 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, crude oil, vehicles, electronics partners: US 55%, Japan 17%, Nigeria 12%, Denmark 7%, Norway 6%
1996 $1.08 billion (c.i.f., 1994) commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, crude oil, vehicles, electronics partners: US 55%, Japan 17%, Nigeria 12%, Denmark 7%, Norway 6%
1997 total value : $1.17 billion (f.o.b., 1995) commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, crude oil, vehicles, electronics partners : US 29%, Finland 10%, Iran 10%, Denmark 8%
1998 total value: $1.26 billion (c.i.f., 1996) commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, crude oil, vehicles, electronics partners: US 29%, Finland 10%, Iran 10%, Denmark 8%
1999 $1.37 billion (1998)
2000 $1.74 billion (1998)
2001 $1.73 billion (2000 est.)
2002 $1.88 billion (2000)
2003 $1.86 billion (2002 est.)
2004 $1.614 billion (2002 est.)
2005 $1.63 billion (2003)
2006 $1.82 billion (2004 est.)
2007 $2.16 billion (2005 est.)
2008 $2.401 billion (2006)
2009 $2.401 billion (2006) country comparison to the world: 145
2010 $2.401 billion (2006) country comparison to the world: 148
2011 $2.591 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 147 $2.535 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $2.882 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 150 $2.966 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $3.386 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 $2.966 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $3.245 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 144 $3.386 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $3.27 billion (2014 est.) | $3.166 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 144
2016 $2.585 billion (2015 est.) | $3.309 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 153
2017 $2.594 billion (2016 est.) | $2.954 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 150
2018 $3.18 billion (2017 est.) | $2.594 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $3.18 billion (2017 est.) | $2.594 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $3.18 billion (2017 est.) | $2.594 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $3.64 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2020 est.) $4.91 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $5.12 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $3.64 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $4.91 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $5.12 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $4.924 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $3.411 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $4.84 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2024 $5.692 billion (2022 est.) $4.947 billion (2021 est.) $3.411 billion (2020 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $7.069 billion (2024 est.) $6.273 billion (2023 est.) $5.843 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars