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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 France 22%, Italy 16%, US 9%, UK 6% (1997 est.)
2000 France 23%, US 9%, Belgium 8%, UK 7%, Italy (1997 est.)
2001 France 23%, US 9%, Belgium 8%, UK 7%, Italy (1997 est.)
2002 France 20.5%, US 9.8%, Italy 7.5%, Belgium 3.8% (2000)
2003 France 22.1%, Italy 8.5%, Belgium 6%, US 5.2%, India 4.1% (2002)
2004 France 22.2%, US 6.8%, Italy 6.2%, China 5.1%, Belgium 4.6%, India 4.4% (2003)
2005 France 32.7%, US 10.1%, Germany 6.2%, Italy 6%, China 5.2%, Netherlands 4.5% (2004)
2006 France 25.6%, China 11.3%, US 8.1%, India 8%, Italy 7.5%, Belgium 5.1%, Netherlands 4.2% (2005)
2007 France 21.7%, China 12.1%, Zimbabwe 8.3%, US 6.9%, India 6.4%, Italy 5.1%, Belgium 4.8% (2006)
2008 France 18.1%, South Korea 14.7%, China 12.6%, Italy 10.3%, India 4.7%, US 4.2% (2007)
2009 France 22.1%, China 18.7%, US 5.6%, Italy 5.2%, India 5.1%, Belgium 4.4% (2008)
2010 France 20.64%, China 14.54%, Italy 9.56%, US 9.02%, India 5.55%, Belgium 4.51% (2009)
2011 France 19.6%, China 11.7%, US 8.5%, Italy 8%, India 7.9% (2010)
2012 France 17.2%, China 12.5%, India 9.2%, Italy 7.5%, Brazil 7.3%, US 5.8% (2011)
2013 France 19.5%, China 13.5%, Brazil 9.1%, US 6.1%, India 5.8%, Italy 4.8%, Belgium 4.4% (2012)
2014 France 19.5%, China 13.5%, Brazil 9.1%, US 6.1%, India 5.8%, Italy 4.8%, Belgium 4.4% (2012)
2015 Algeria 47.8%, China 10.6%, France 9%, Italy 4.3% (2014)
2016 China 20.3%, France 14.2%, South Korea 9.8%, US 4.9%, UK 4.4%, Italy 4.1%, India 4.1% (2015)
2017 South Korea 18.2%, France 12.8%, China 12.2%, Norway 11.2%, Belgium 6.9% (2016)
2018 France 15%, China 14%, Belgium 12.2%, Norway 8.1% (2017)
2019 France 15%, China 14%, Belgium 12.2%, Norway 8.1% (2017)
2020 France 15%, China 14%, Belgium 12.2%, Norway 8.1% (2017)
2021 China 15%, France 12%, Belgium 6%, Angola 5% (2019)
2022 China 15%, France 12%, Belgium 6%, Angola 5% (2019)
2023 China 15%, France 12%, Belgium 6%, Angola 5% (2019)
2024 China 26%, France 9%, UAE 6%, Belgium 6%, India 5% (2022) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2025 China 24%, Angola 20%, Gabon 9%, France 6%, UAE 5% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports