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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $50 million (c.i.f., 1988 est.); commodities--petroleum, food, beverages, clothing, machinery; partners--Spain 34%, Italy 16%, France 14%, Netherlands 8% (1987)
1991 $57.1 million (c.i.f., 1988); commodities--petroleum, food, beverages, clothing, machinery; partners--Spain 34%, Italy 16%, France 14%, Netherlands 8% (1987)
1992 $68.3 million (c.i.f., 1990) commodities: petroleum, food, beverages, clothing, machinery partners: France 25.9%, Spain 21.0%, Italy 16%, US 12.8%, Netherlands 8%, Germany 3.1%, Gabon 2.9%, Nigeria 1.8 (1988)
1993 $63.0 million (c.i.f., 1990) commodities: petroleum, food, beverages, clothing, machinery partners: France 25.9%, Spain 21.0%, Italy 16%, US 12.8%, Netherlands 8%, FRG 3.1%, Gabon 2.9%, Nigeria 1.8% (1988)
1994 $63.6 million (c.i.f., 1992) commodities: petroleum, food, beverages, clothing, machinery partners: Cameroon 23.1%, Spain 21.8%, France 14.1%, US 4.3%
1995 $62 million (c.i.f., 1993) commodities: petroleum, food, beverages, clothing, machinery partners: Cameroon 23.1%, Spain 21.8%, France 14.1%, US 4.3% (1992)
1996 $60 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: petroleum, food, beverages, clothing, machinery partners: Cameroon, Spain, France, US, Italy, Netherlands
1997 total value: $52.3 million (f.o.b., 1995) commodities : petroleum, food, beverages, clothing, machinery partners: Spain 51%, Cameroon 21%, France 6%, US 4%
1998 total value: $248 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.) commodities: petroleum, food, beverages, clothing, machinery partners: Cameroon 40%, Spain 18%, France 14%, US 8%
1999 $248 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.)
2000 $300 million (f.o.b., 1999)
2001 $300 million (f.o.b., 1999)
2002 $736 million f.o.b. (2001)
2003 $562 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $1.371 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $1.167 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $1.864 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $2.403 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $3.083 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $3.114 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 138 $2.365 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $5.743 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 107 $5.258 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $5.7 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 108 $5.258 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $7.59 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 $7.32 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $8.045 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 107 $6.972 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $7.943 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 110 $8.045 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $5.475 billion (2014 est.) | $5.785 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 123
2016 $3.953 billion (2015 est.) | $5.475 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 131
2017 $2.862 billion (2016 est.) | $3.394 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 143
2018 $2.577 billion (2017 est.) | $2.915 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $2.577 billion (2017 est.) | $2.915 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $6.245 billion (2019 est.) | $6.129 billion (2018 est.) | $5.708 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $6.245 billion (2019 est.) $6.129 billion (2018 est.) $5.708 billion (2017 est.)
2022 $6.245 billion (2019 est.) $6.129 billion (2018 est.) $5.708 billion (2017 est.)
2023 $6.245 billion (2019 est.) $6.129 billion (2018 est.) $5.708 billion (2017 est.)
2024 $4.297 billion (2022 est.) $4.351 billion (2021 est.) $3.669 billion (2020 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $3.24 billion (2024 est.) $3.065 billion (2023 est.) $3.948 billion (2022 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars