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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 France 38%, US 8%, Cameroon 5%, Netherlands 4%, Cote d'Ivoire, Japan (1997)
2000 France 39%, US 6%, Cameroon 5%, Netherlands 5%, Cote d'Ivoire, Japan (1998)
2001 France 64%, US 4%, UK 2%, Netherlands 2%, (1999)
2002 France 62%, Cote d'Ivoire 7%, US 5%, Belgium 3% (2000)
2003 France 50.7%, US 6.3%, Netherlands 3.6% (2002)
2004 France 49.9%, US 5.3%, UK 4.6% (2003)
2005 France 43.8%, US 6.3%, UK 5.9%, Netherlands 4% (2004)
2006 France 40.6%, US 6.4%, Cameroon 4.2% (2005)
2007 France 35.3%, US 7.7%, Netherlands 5.6%, Cameroon 4.5%, Belgium 4.4% (2006)
2008 France 27.7%, US 19.1%, Belgium 5.4%, Netherlands 4.7%, China 4.1% (2007)
2009 France 32.2%, US 11.1%, China 5.4%, Belgium 4.7%, Cameroon 4.4%, Netherlands 4.2% (2008)
2010 France 32.21%, US 7.92%, China 7.02%, Belgium 4.99%, Italy 4.81%, Cameroon 4.56%, Netherlands 4.35% (2009)
2011 France 29.4%, US 9.9%, China 9.2%, Belgium 5.2%, Cameroon 5.1%, Netherlands 4.2% (2010)
2012 France 32.6%, China 8.3%, US 6.3%, Belgium 5.7%, Cameroon 4.3% (2011)
2013 France 28.2%, China 12.6%, US 9.4%, Belgium 5.8%, Cameroon 4.3% (2012)
2014 France 28.2%, China 12.6%, US 9.4%, Belgium 5.8%, Cameroon 4.3% (2012)
2015 France 20%, Cote d'Ivoire 15.3%, China 9.6%, US 9.3%, Algeria 5.1%, Belgium 4.5% (2014)
2016 China 21.4%, France 19.6%, US 6.6%, Benin 4.7%, Netherlands 4% (2015)
2017 France 24.7%, Belgium 14.7%, China 12.8%, Australia 6.7% (2016)
2018 France 23.6%, Belgium 19.6%, China 15.2% (2017)
2019 France 23.6%, Belgium 19.6%, China 15.2% (2017)
2020 France 23.6%, Belgium 19.6%, China 15.2% (2017)
2021 France 22%, China 17%, Belgium 6%, United States 6%, United Arab Emirates 5% (2019)
2022 France 22%, China 17%, Belgium 6%, United States 6%, United Arab Emirates 5% (2019)
2023 France 22%, China 17%, Belgium 6%, United States 6%, United Arab Emirates 5% (2019)
2024 China 22%, France 21%, UAE 5%, US 5%, Belgium 4% (2022) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2025 France 14%, China 13%, S. Korea 13%, USA 7%, India 4% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports