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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $1.4 billion (c.i.f. 1988); commodities--machinery and transport equipment, chemical products, manufactured goods, fuel and oil, foodstuffs; partners--US 39%, Japan 9%, CACM, Venezuela, Mexico
1991 $1.1 billion (c.i.f. 1990); commodities--machinery and transport equipment, chemical products, manufactured goods, fuel and oil, foodstuffs; partners--US 39%, Japan 9%, CACM, Venezuela, Mexico
1992 $1.3 billion (c.i.f. 1991) commodities: machinery and transport equipment, chemical products, manufactured goods, fuel and oil, foodstuffs partners: US 39%, Japan 9%, CACM, Venezuela, Mexico
1993 $1.3 billion (c.i.f. 1991) commodities: machinery and transport equipment, chemical products, manufactured goods, fuel and oil, foodstuffs partners: US 45%, Japan 9%, Netherlands 7%, Mexico 7%, Venezuela 6%
1994 $1.1 billion (c.i.f. 1993 est) commodities: machinery and transport equipment, chemical products, manufactured goods, fuel and oil, foodstuffs partners: US 50%, Mexico 8%, Guatemala 6%
1995 $990 million (c.i.f. 1994 est) commodities: machinery and transport equipment, chemical products, manufactured goods, fuel and oil, foodstuffs partners: US 50%, Mexico 8%, Guatemala 6%
1996 $1.1 billion (c.i.f. 1994) commodities: machinery and transport equipment, chemical products, manufactured goods, fuel and oil, foodstuffs partners: US 50%, Mexico 8%, Guatemala 6%
1997 total value: $3.133 billion (c.i.f. 1996) commodities: machinery and transport equipment, industrial raw materials, chemical products, manufactured goods, fuel and oil, foodstuffs partners : US 50%, Guatemala 5%, Japan 5%, Mexico 3%, El Salvador 3%
1998 total value: $1.8 billion (c.i.f. 1996) commodities: machinery and transport equipment, industrial raw materials, chemical products, manufactured goods, fuel and oil, foodstuffs partners: US 43%, Guatemala 5%, Japan 5%, Germany 4%, Mexico 3%, El Salvador 3% (1995)
1999 $1.8 billion (c.i.f. 1996)
2000 $2.7 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $2.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $2.7 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $2.7 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $3.11 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $3.332 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $4.161 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $5.037 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $8.556 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $10.39 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 92 $8.82 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $8.878 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 $5.924 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $8.55 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 95 $7.299 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $10.66 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 92 $10.34 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $11.18 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 93 $10.99 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $11.34 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 $11.18 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $11.79 billion (2014 est.) | $11.03 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 97
2016 $11.1 billion (2015 est.) | $11.07 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 94
2017 $10.56 billion (2016 est.) | $11.1 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 94
2018 $11.32 billion (2017 est.) | $10.56 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $11.32 billion (2017 est.) | $10.56 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $11.32 billion (2017 est.) | $10.56 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $11.5 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $11.78 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $11.5 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $11.78 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $14.495 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $9.928 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $11.825 billion (2019 est.)
2024 $17.861 billion (2023 est.) $17.943 billion (2022 est.) $14.869 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $18.235 billion (2024 est.) $17.926 billion (2023 est.) $18.101 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars