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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $1.3 billion (c.i.f., 1988); commodities--manufactured goods 50%, capital equipment 17%, foodstuffs 13%, petroleum products 8%, chemicals 7%; partners--EC, US, South Africa, Japan
1991 $1.2 billion (f.o.b., 1989); commodities--manufactured goods 50%, capital equipment 17%, foodstuffs 13%, petroleum products 8%, chemicals 7%; partners--EC, US, South Africa, Japan
1992 $1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: manufactured goods 50%, capital equipment 17%, foodstuffs 13%, petroleum products 8%, chemicals 7% partners: EC, US, South Africa, Japan
1993 $1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: manufactured goods 50%, capital equipment 17%, foodstuffs 13%, petroleum products 8%, chemicals 7% partners: EC, US, South Africa, Japan
1994 $1.63 billion (f.o.b., 1992 est.) commodities: manufactured goods 50%, capital equipment 17%, foodstuffs 13%, petroleum products 8%, chemicals 7% partners: EC, US, South Africa, Japan
1995 $1.7 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: manufactured goods 50%, capital equipment 17%, foodstuffs 13%, petroleum products 8%, chemicals 7% partners: EC, US, South Africa, Japan
1996 $1.9 billion (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: manufactured goods 50%, capital equipment 17%, foodstuffs 13%, petroleum products 8%, chemicals 7% partners: EU, US, South Africa, Japan
1997 total value: $1.98 billion (c.i.f., 1995) commodities : manufactured goods 50%, capital equipment 17%, foodstuffs 13%, petroleum products 8%, chemicals 7% partners: France 20%, India 8%, Hong Kong 7%, UK 6%, Germany 5%
1998 total value: $2.2 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.) commodities: manufactured goods 37%, capital equipment 19%, foodstuffs 13%, petroleum products 8%, chemicals 7% (1995) partners: France 20%, India 8%, Hong Kong 7%, UK 6%, Germany 5% (1995)
1999 $2.3 billion (c.i.f., 1997)
2000 $2.1 billion (f.o.b., 1998)
2001 $2.3 billion (f.o.b., 1999)
2002 $2 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $1.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $2.136 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $2.245 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $2.507 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $3.427 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $3.656 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $4.399 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 123 $3.656 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $3.935 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 $3.499 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $4.154 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 127 $3.499 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $5.111 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 $4.926 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $5.104 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 $4.918 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $4.953 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 $5.104 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $5.441 billion (2014 est.) | $5.141 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 126
2016 $4.526 billion (2015 est.) | $5.354 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128
2017 $4.408 billion (2016 est.) | $4.524 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 126
2018 $4.986 billion (2017 est.) | $4.406 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $4.986 billion (2017 est.) | $4.406 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $4.986 billion (2017 est.) | $4.406 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $7.41 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $7.53 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $7.41 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $7.53 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $6.082 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $5.222 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $7.365 billion (2019 est.)
2024 $8.038 billion (2023 est.) $8.052 billion (2022 est.) $6.057 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $8.027 billion (2023 est.) $8.052 billion (2022 est.) $6.057 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars