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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 France 59%, South Africa 15%, Kenya 6% (1996)
2000 France 59%, South Africa 15%, Kenya 6% (1997)
2001 France 38%, Pakistan 13%, South Africa 8%, Kenya 8% (1998)
2002 France 34%, South Africa 14%, Kenya 7%, Pakistan 4% (1999)
2003 France 34.3%, South Africa 12%, Japan 6.1%, Kenya 5.9%, UAE 5.8%, Mauritius 4.9%, Thailand 4.6% (2002)
2004 France 31.6%, Japan 13.7%, South Africa 10.3%, Kenya 5.1%, UAE 5.1%, Thailand 4.3% (2003)
2005 France 23.5%, South Africa 11.1%, Kenya 7.5%, UAE 7.2%, Italy 4.9%, Pakistan 4.7%, Mauritius 4.2%, Singapore 4.1% (2004)
2006 France 20.5%, South Africa 11.7%, UAE 9.1%, Kenya 8%, Pakistan 5%, Mauritius 4.4%, Belgium 4.3%, India 4.1% (2005)
2007 France 24.8%, UAE 9.9%, South Africa 6.4%, Pakistan 6.3%, Kenya 5%, China 4.8%, India 4.4%, Italy 4.2% (2006)
2008 France 18.2%, UAE 10.8%, South Africa 8.5%, Pakistan 7.2%, Kenya 5.7%, China 5.4%, India 5% (2007)
2009 Brazil 13.4%, France 13.1%, China 11.5%, UAE 9.1%, India 5.8%, Italy 5.3%, Pakistan 5.3%, Singapore 4.2%, Kenya 4.2% (2008)
2010 France 15.5%, China 14.66%, India 10.55%, UAE 7.88%, Pakistan 5.69%, Kenya 4.51% (2009)
2011 France 15.6%, Pakistan 15.5%, UAE 9.5%, China 6.9%, India 5.7%, Kenya 5.3%, Spain 4.5% (2010)
2012 Pakistan 16.1%, France 15.7%, UAE 11.2%, Turkey 7.3%, Kenya 5.5%, India 4.8% (2011)
2013 Pakistan 15.7%, France 14.2%, UAE 11.5%, India 8.5%, China 6.7%, Kenya 5.3%, Singapore 5.2% (2012)
2014 Pakistan 15.7%, France 14.2%, UAE 11.5%, India 8.5%, China 6.7%, Kenya 5.3%, Singapore 5.2% (2012)
2015 China 14.6%, Pakistan 13.9%, France 13.6%, Algeria 11.8%, UAE 9.5%, India 5.9% (2014)
2016 China 18.9%, Pakistan 16.2%, France 14.7%, UAE 11.3%, India 6.3% (2015)
2017 UAE 29.5%, France 21.2%, China 11.3%, Pakistan 7.3%, Madagascar 6.2%, India 4.7% (2016)
2018 UAE 32.8%, France 17.3%, China 13.2%, Madagascar 6.1%, Pakistan 4.5%, India 4.3% (2017)
2019 UAE 32.8%, France 17.3%, China 13.2%, Madagascar 6.1%, Pakistan 4.5%, India 4.3% (2017)
2020 UAE 32.8%, France 17.3%, China 13.2%, Madagascar 6.1%, Pakistan 4.5%, India 4.3% (2017)
2021 China 22%, United Arab Emirates 16%, France 11%, Pakistan 9%, India 6% (2019)
2022 China 22%, United Arab Emirates 16%, France 11%, Pakistan 9%, India 6% (2019)
2023 China 22%, United Arab Emirates 16%, France 11%, Pakistan 9%, India 6% (2019)
2024 UAE 25%, China 19%, India 12%, France 8%, Tanzania 7% (2022) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2025 China 24%, UAE 21%, Tanzania 12%, France 7%, India 6% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports