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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $0.76 billion (c.i.f., 1989); commodities--foodstuffs, chemical products, petroleum products, construction materials, manufactures, machinery; partners--France 48%, US 2.6%, FRG, Japan, UK
1991 $0.78 billion (c.i.f., 1989); commodities--foodstuffs, chemical products, petroleum products, construction materials, manufactures, machinery; partners--France 48%, US 2.6%, FRG, Japan, UK
1992 $0.78 billion (c.i.f., 1989) commodities: foodstuffs, chemical products, petroleum products, construction materials, manufactures, machinery partners: France 48%, US 2.6%, FRG, Japan, UK
1993 $702 million (c.i.f., 1991 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, chemical products, petroleum products, construction materials, manufactures, machinery partners: France 64%, African countries 7%, US 5%, Japan 3%
1994 $702 million (c.i.f., 1992 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, chemical products, petroleum products, construction materials, manufactures, machinery partners: France 64%, African countries 7%, US 5%, Japan 3%
1995 $832 million (c.i.f., 1993 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, chemical products, petroleum products, construction materials, manufactures, machinery partners: France 42%, African countries 23%, US, Japan
1996 $800 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, chemical products, petroleum products, construction materials, manufactures, machinery partners: France 35%, African countries, US, Japan, Netherlands (1994)
1997 total value: $700 million (f.o.b., 1995) commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, petroleum products, construction materials partners : France 39%, Cote d'Ivoire 13%, US 6%, Netherlands 5%, Japan
1998 total value: $969 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, petroleum products, construction materials partners: France 39%, Cote d'Ivoire 13%, US 6%, Netherlands 5%, Japan
1999 $890 million (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
2000 $1.2 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $1 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $921 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $1.1 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $1.079 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $1.225 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $1.533 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $1.501 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $2.107 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $2.577 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 143 $2.2 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $2.433 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 147 $2.298 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $2.494 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 149 $2.298 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $3.496 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 $3.194 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $3.638 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 140 $3.319 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $3.934 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 139 $3.638 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $3.089 billion (2014 est.) | $2.938 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 146
2016 $3.061 billion (2015 est.) | $4.046 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 142
2017 $3.19 billion (2016 est.) | $3.061 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 138
2018 $2.829 billion (2017 est.) | $2.652 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $2.829 billion (2017 est.) | $2.652 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $5.02 billion (2019 est.) | $4.722 billion (2018 est.) | $4.749 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $5.02 billion (2019 est.) $4.722 billion (2018 est.) $4.749 billion (2017 est.)
2022 $5.02 billion (2019 est.) $4.722 billion (2018 est.) $4.749 billion (2017 est.)
2023 $5.02 billion (2019 est.) $4.722 billion (2018 est.) $4.749 billion (2017 est.)
2024 $3.499 billion (2022 est.) $3.353 billion (2021 est.) $3.454 billion (2020 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $6.094 billion (2024 est.) $5.38 billion (2023 est.) $5.005 billion (2022 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars