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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $764 million (c.i.f., 1988), including aid; commodities--food, clothing, farm equipment, petroleum; partners--US, Western Europe, USSR
1991 $764 million (c.i.f., 1989 est.), including aid; commodities--food, clothing, farm equipment, petroleum; partners--US, Western Europe, USSR
1992 $870 million (c.i.f., 1990 est.), including aid commodities: food, clothing, farm equipment, petroleum partners: US, Western Europe, USSR
1993 $899 million (c.i.f., 1991 est.) commodities: food, clothing, farm equipment, petroleum partners: US, Western Europe, USSR
1994 $1.03 billion (c.i.f., 1993 est.) commodities: food, clothing, farm equipment, petroleum partners: US, Western Europe, USSR
1995 $1.14 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.) commodities: food, clothing, farm equipment, petroleum partners: South Africa, UK, France, Japan, Portugal
1996 $1.14 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.) commodities: food, clothing, farm equipment, petroleum partners: South Africa, UK, France, Japan, Portugal
1997 total value: $784 million (c.i.f., 1995) commodities : food, clothing, farm equipment, petroleum partners: South Africa 44%, UK, France, Japan, Portugal
1998 total value: $802 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.) commodities: food, clothing, farm equipment, petroleum partners: South Africa 38%, US, Japan, Portugal, France
1999 $965 million (c.i.f., 1998 est.)
2000 $1.6 billion (c.i.f., 1999 est.)
2001 $1.4 billion (c.i.f., 2000 est.)
2002 $1.254 billion c.i.f. (2001 est.)
2003 $1.18 billion c.i.f. (2002 est.)
2004 $1.142 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $972.9 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $2.041 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $2.649 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $2.811 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $3.458 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 133 $2.811 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $3.527 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 135 $3.059 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $3.335 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 134 $3.243 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $5.373 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 125 $4.187 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $6.168 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 120 $5.368 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $7.068 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 114 $6.168 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $8.954 billion (2014 est.) | $8.48 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 109
2016 $7.577 billion (2015 est.) | $7.952 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 109
2017 $4.733 billion (2016 est.) | $7.577 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 124
2018 $5.223 billion (2017 est.) | $4.733 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $5.223 billion (2017 est.) | $4.733 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $7.371 billion (2019 est.) | $7.614 billion (2018 est.) | $5.076 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $8.38 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2020 est.) $9.57 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $10.52 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $8.38 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $9.57 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $10.52 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $10.392 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $8.63 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $9.503 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2024 $11.18 billion (2023 est.) $15.932 billion (2022 est.) $10.534 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $10.488 billion (2024 est.) $11.18 billion (2023 est.) $15.932 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars