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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $988 million (c.i.f., 1987); commodities--petroleum 16%, consumer goods, foods, intermediate goods, capital equipment; partners--US 10%, UK, FRG, France, Japan, South Korea, GDR
1991 $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1990 est.); commodities--petroleum 16%, consumer goods, foods, intermediate goods, capital equipment; partners--US 10%, UK, FRG, France, Japan, South Korea, GDR
1992 $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1991 est.) commodities: petroleum 16%, consumer goods, foods, intermediate goods, capital equipment partners: US 10%, UK, FRG, France, Japan, South Korea, GDR
1993 $1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1992 est.) commodities: petroleum 16%, consumer goods, foods, intermediate goods, capital equipment partners: UK 23%, US 11%, Germany 10%, Japan 6%
1994 $1.5 billion (c.i.f., 1992) commodities: petroleum 16%, consumer goods, foods, intermediate goods, capital equipment partners: UK 22%, US 11%, Germany 9%, Japan 6%
1995 $1.7 billion (c.i.f., 1993 est.) commodities: petroleum 16%, consumer goods, foods, intermediate goods, capital equipment partners: UK 22%, US 11%, Germany 9%, Japan 6%
1996 $1.7 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: petroleum, consumer goods, foods, intermediate goods, capital equipment partners: UK, US, Germany, Japan, Netherlands (1995)
1997 total value: $1.84 billion (c.i.f., 1995) commodities: capital equipment, petroleum, consumer goods, foods, intermediate goods partners : UK, Nigeria, US, Germany, Japan, Netherlands
1998 total value: $1.84 billion (c.i.f., 1995) commodities: capital equipment, petroleum, consumer goods, foods, intermediate goods partners: UK, Nigeria, US, Germany, Japan, Netherlands
1999 $2.1 billion (f.o.b., 1997)
2000 $2.5 billion (f.o.b., 1999)
2001 $2.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
2002 $2.83 billion f.o.b. (2000)
2003 $2.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $3.24 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $3.699 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $4.273 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $6.604 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $8.053 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $10.26 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 93 $8.066 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $10.18 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 89 $8.046 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $10.95 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 88 $8.046 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $17.52 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 $15.97 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $17.76 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 81 $15.84 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $18.49 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 80 $17.76 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $14.57 billion (2014 est.) | $17.6 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 88
2016 $13.47 billion (2015 est.) | $14.6 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 88
2017 $12.75 billion (2016 est.) | $13.47 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 90
2018 $12.65 billion (2017 est.) | $12.91 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $12.65 billion (2017 est.) | $12.91 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $12.65 billion (2017 est.) | $12.91 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $26.91 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $23.22 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $26.91 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $23.22 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $25.967 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $24.545 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $26.908 billion (2019 est.)
2024 $26.329 billion (2022 est.) $25.967 billion (2021 est.) $24.545 billion (2020 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $26.024 billion (2023 est.) $26.329 billion (2022 est.) $25.967 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars