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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $424 million (f.o.b., 1988); commodities--iron ore, processed fish, small amounts of gum arabic and gypsum, unrecorded but numerically significant cattle exports to Senegal; partners--EC 57%, Japan 39%, Ivory Coast 2%
1991 $519 million (f.o.b., 1989); commodities--iron ore, processed fish, small amounts of gum arabic and gypsum, unrecorded but numerically significant cattle exports to Senegal; partners--EC 57%, Japan 39%, Ivory Coast 2%
1992 $436 million (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: iron ore, processed fish, small amounts of gum arabic and gypsum; unrecorded but numerically significant cattle exports to Senegal partners: EC 43%, Japan 27%, USSR 11%, Ivory Coast 3%
1993 $447 million (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: iron ore, processed fish, small amounts of gum arabic and gypsum; unrecorded but numerically significant cattle exports to Senegal partners: EC 43%, Japan 27%, USSR 11%, Cote d'Ivoire 3%
1994 $432 million (f.o.b., 1992 est) commodities: iron ore, fish and fish products partners: Japan 27%, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg
1995 $401 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: iron ore, fish and fish products partners: Japan 27%, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg
1996 $390 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.) commodities: iron ore, fish and fish products partners: Japan 27%, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg
1997 total value: $483 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.) commodities: fish and fish products, iron ore, gold partners : Japan 27%, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg
1998 total value: $494 million (f.o.b., 1996) commodities: fish and fish products, iron ore, gold partners: Japan 22%, Italy 16%, France 14%
1999 $562 million (f.o.b., 1997)
2000 $425 million (f.o.b., 1997)
2001 $333 million (f.o.b., 1999)
2002 $359 million f.o.b. (2000)
2003 $355 million f.o.b. (2002)
2004 $541 million f.o.b. (2002)
2005 $541 million f.o.b. (2002)
2006 $784 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2007 $784 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2008 $1.395 billion f.o.b. (2006)
2009 $1.395 billion (2006) country comparison to the world: 141
2010 $1.395 billion (2006) country comparison to the world: 141
2011 $2.04 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 134 $1.37 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $2.878 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 $2.799 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $2.642 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 135 $2.814 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $2.728 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 $2.642 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $2.573 billion (2014 est.) | $2.738 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 136
2016 $1.385 billion (2015 est.) | $1.935 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 147
2017 $1.401 billion (2016 est.) | $1.389 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 149
2018 $1.722 billion (2017 est.) | $1.401 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $1.722 billion (2017 est.) | $1.401 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $321 million (2019 est.) | $290 million (2018 est.) | $302 million (2017 est.)
2021 $2.52 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $2.06 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.) $302 million (2017 est.)
2022 $2.52 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $2.06 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $302 million (2017 est.)
2023 $3.18 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $2.784 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $2.525 billion (2019 est.)
2024 $4.132 billion (2022 est.) $3.18 billion (2021 est.) $2.784 billion (2020 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $3.955 billion (2023 est.) $4.132 billion (2022 est.) $3.18 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars