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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 France 21%, UK 9%, Thailand 9%, Hong Kong 8%, China (1997)
2000 France 22%, China 16%, UK, Netherlands (1998)
2001 France 38%, China 16%, UK 9%, Cote d'Ivoire 5% (1999)
2002 France, US, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Netherlands, Japan (2001)
2003 China 30.7%, France 15.7%, UK 4.8%, Italy 4.2% (2002)
2004 China 29.5%, France 14.9%, UK 4.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.7%, Thailand 4.6% (2003)
2005 China 32.2%, France 13%, Thailand 6.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 5.3% (2004)
2006 France 21.8%, Ghana 7.1%, Cote d'Ivoire 7%, China 6.7%, UK 5.2%, Belgium 4.9%, Togo 4.5%, Thailand 4.2%, Nigeria 4% (2005)
2007 China 46.6%, France 7.5%, Thailand 6% (2006)
2008 China 44.5%, France 8.2%, US 6.5%, Thailand 6.3%, Malaysia 4.8% (2007)
2009 China 35.9%, US 13.2%, Thailand 6.5%, France 6.5%, Malaysia 6.2%, India 4.4% (2008)
2010 China 35.62%, US 7.51%, France 7.38%, Thailand 6.71%, Malaysia 6.13%, Netherlands 4.83%, Belgium 4.02% (2009)
2011 China 35.2%, France 8%, US 7.2%, Malaysia 5.9%, UK 4.8%, Netherlands 4.3%, India 4.1%, Thailand 4% (2010)
2012 China 31.1%, France 12.2%, UK 7.6%, US 6.7%, India 6.5%, Netherlands 4.6%, Belgium 4.3% (2011)
2013 China 37.2%, US 8.9%, India 6.7%, France 5.6%, Malaysia 5.3% (2012)
2014 China 37.2%, US 8.9%, India 6.7%, France 5.6%, Malaysia 5.3% (2012)
2015 China 37.1%, India 10.3%, US 7.5%, Malaysia 6.7%, Thailand 6.1%, France 4.4% (2013)
2016 China 42.1%, US 8.9%, India 5.7%, Malaysia 4.8%, Thailand 4.3%, France 4% (2015)
2017 India 14.9%, Thailand 12.4%, France 10.1%, China 8.4%, Togo 7.3%, Netherlands 4.8%, Belgium 4.7% (2016)
2018 Thailand 18.1%, India 15.9%, France 8.5%, China 7.5%, Togo 5.9%, Netherlands 4.3%, Belgium 4.3% (2017)
2019 Thailand 18.1%, India 15.9%, France 8.5%, China 7.5%, Togo 5.9%, Netherlands 4.3%, Belgium 4.3% (2017)
2020 Thailand 18.1%, India 15.9%, France 8.5%, China 7.5%, Togo 5.9%, Netherlands 4.3%, Belgium 4.3% (2017)
2021 China 28%, Thailand 9%, India 8%, Togo 6%, United States 5% (2019)
2022 China 28%, Thailand 9%, India 8%, Togo 6%, United States 5% (2019)
2023 China 28%, Thailand 9%, India 8%, Togo 6%, United States 5% (2019)
2024 China 24%, India 14%, US 6%, UAE 6%, France 5% (2022) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2025 China 21%, India 15%, USA 6%, France 6%, Nigeria 4% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports