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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $509 million (c.i.f., 1988 est.); commodities--petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles and other grain; partners--US 16%, France, Brazil
1991 $551 million (c.i.f., 1989 est.); commodities--petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles and other grain; partners--US 16%, France, Brazil
1992 $692 million (c.i.f., 1990 est.) commodities: petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, and other grain partners: US 16%, France, Brazil
1993 $692 million (c.i.f., 1990 est.) commodities: petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, and other grain partners: US 16%, France, Brazil
1994 $768 million (c.i.f., 1992 est.) commodities: petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, and other grain partners: France 26%, Cote d'Ivoire 12%, Hong Kong 6%, Germany 6%
1995 $56 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: foodstuffs, transport equipment, petroleum products, machinery and equipment partners: Portugal, Netherlands, China, Germany, Senegal
1996 $688 million (1994 est.) commodities: petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs partners: France 26%, Cote d'Ivoire 12%, Hong Kong 6%, Germany 6%
1997 total value: $775 million (1995 est.) commodities: petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs partners: France 20%, Cote d'Ivoire 16%, US 7%, Belgium-Luxembourg 7%, Hong Kong 6%, Germany 4% (1994)
1998 total value: $809 million (1995 est.) commodities: petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs partners: France 35%, Cote d'Ivoire 31%, US 14%, Belgium-Luxembourg 10%, Hong Kong 10% (1995)
1999 $560 million (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
2000 $560 million (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
2001 $634 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $555.2 million f.o.b. (2000)
2003 $670 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $646 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $641.5 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $680 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $704 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $1.202 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $1.389 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 162 $1.218 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $1.551 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 160 $1.236 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $1.405 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 164 $1.06 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $2.708 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 152 $2.106 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $2.606 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 153 $2.097 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $2.384 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 158 $2.606 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $2.155 billion (2014 est.) | $2.128 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 161
2016 $2.173 billion (2015 est.) | $2.225 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 159
2017 $2.109 billion (2016 est.) | $2.192 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 156
2018 $4.799 billion (2017 est.) | $4.43 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $4.799 billion (2017 est.) | $4.43 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $7.924 billion (2019 est.) | $8.76 billion (2018 est.) | $7.317 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $4.32 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $4.18 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.) $7.317 billion (2017 est.)
2022 $4.32 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $4.18 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $7.317 billion (2017 est.)
2023 $5.353 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $6.314 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $4.32 billion (2019 est.)
2024 $5.749 billion (2022 est.) $5.353 billion (2021 est.) $6.314 billion (2020 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $8.365 billion (2023 est.) $5.749 billion (2022 est.) $5.353 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars