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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 South Korea, Japan, Italy, Singapore (1997)
2000 South Korea 38%, Japan 14%, Italy 11%, Singapore 9% (1997)
2001 South Korea 30%, Italy 24%, Japan 15%, Germany 9% (1999)
2002 France 29.1%, South Korea 20.6%, Japan 15.8%, Singapore 8.4% (2000)
2003 South Korea 30.3%, Japan 19.1%, Germany 15.6%, France 9.1%, Singapore 7.9% (2002)
2004 South Korea 39.2%, Japan 16.2%, Singapore 12.4%, Germany 9.9%, Spain 4.1% (2003)
2005 South Korea 38.8%, Japan 21.2%, Singapore 12.2%, Croatia 5.3%, Germany 4.2% (2004)
2006 South Korea 37.9%, Japan 21.1%, Singapore 14.2%, Croatia 4.7% (2005)
2007 South Korea 43.2%, Singapore 15%, Japan 12.8%, China 8.2% (2006)
2008 South Korea 31.4%, Singapore 22.1%, Japan 14.9%, China 10.1% (2007)
2009 South Korea 27.2%, Singapore 25.5%, Japan 11.8%, China 11% (2008)
2010 South Korea 28.29%, Singapore 19.06%, Japan 17.06%, China 14.58%, Taiwan 4.02% (2009)
2011 South Korea 37.2%, China 26.3%, Singapore 17.3%, Japan 11.5% (2010)
2012 South Korea 41.8%, China 28.3%, Japan 18.6% (2011)
2013 South Korea 26.7%, China 24.4%, Singapore 23.2%, Japan 16.1% (2012)
2014 South Korea 26.7%, China 24.4%, Singapore 23.2%, Japan 16.1% (2012)
2015 Singapore 33.9%, South Korea 25.6%, China 14.7%, Japan 9.1% (2014)
2016 Singapore 28.7%, China 16%, South Korea 15.3%, Japan 10.3%, Philippines 6.6% (2015)
2017 South Korea 38.3%, Singapore 18%, China 15.9%, Japan 10.9% (2016)
2018 Singapore 29.8%, China 24.4%, South Korea 17.5%, Japan 9.4% (2017)
2019 Singapore 29.8%, China 24.4%, South Korea 17.5%, Japan 9.4% (2017)
2020 Singapore 29.8%, China 24.4%, South Korea 17.5%, Japan 9.4% (2017)
2021 China 41%, Japan 21%, South Korea 18% (2019)
2022 China 41%, Japan 21%, South Korea 18% (2019)
2023 China 41%, Japan 21%, South Korea 18% (2019)
2024 China 42%, South Korea 23%, Japan 15%, Germany 5%, Brazil 3% (2022) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2025 China 48%, Japan 21%, Germany 8%, Brazil 3%, Cote d'Ivoire 3% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports