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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $441 million (c.i.f., 1988 est.); commodities--petroleum products, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, electronic equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemical products, cereals, foodstuffs
1991 $386 million (c.i.f., 1989 est.); commodities--petroleum products, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, electronic equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemical products, cereals, foodstuffs; partners--France 32%, Ivory Coast 11%, Germany 5%, Italy 4%, Nigeria 4%
1992 $439 million (c.i.f., 1990) commodities: petroleum products, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, electronic equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemical products, cereals, foodstuffs partners: France 32%, Ivory Coast 11%, Germany 5%, Italy 4%, Nigeria 4%
1993 $346 million (c.i.f., 1991) commodities: primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, electronic equipment, cereals, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, chemical products, foodstuffs partners: Germany 26%, Cote d'Ivoire 11%, France 5%, Italy 4%, Nigeria 2%
1994 $346 million (c.i.f., 1991) commodities: primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, electronic equipment, cereals, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, chemical products, foodstuffs partners: Germany 26%, Cote d'Ivoire 11%, France 5%, Italy 4%, Nigeria 2%
1995 $286 million (c.i.f., 1993 est.) commodities: consumer goods, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals partners: France 23%, Cote d'Ivoire, Germany, Italy, Japan
1996 $234 million (c.i.f., 1994 est.) commodities: consumer goods, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals partners: France 23%, Cote d'Ivoire, Germany, Italy, Japan
1997 total value : $307 million (c.i.f., 1995 est.) commodities: consumer goods, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals partners: France 23%, Cote d'Ivoire, China, Belgium-Luxembourg
1998 total value: $374 million (c.i.f., 1996) commodities: consumer goods, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals partners: France 24%, Nigeria 19%, Cote d'Ivoire, China, Belgium-Luxembourg
1999 $295 million (c.i.f., 1997)
2000 $295 million (c.i.f., 1997)
2001 $317 million (f.o.b., 1999)
2002 $331 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $368 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $400 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2005 $400 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2006 $588 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2007 $588 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2008 $800 million f.o.b. (2006)
2009 $800 million (2006) country comparison to the world: 176
2010 $800 million (2006) country comparison to the world: 177
2011 $1.821 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 157 $1.794 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $2.491 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 157 $2.217 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $2.273 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 158 $2.23 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $2.314 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 159 $2.273 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $2.269 billion (2014 est.) | $2.092 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 159
2016 $1.888 billion (2015 est.) | $2.157 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 166
2017 $2.031 billion (2016 est.) | $1.976 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 158
2018 $1.829 billion (2017 est.) | $1.715 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $1.829 billion (2017 est.) | $1.715 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $2.999 billion (2018 est.) | $2.88 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $3.4 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $3.37 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $3.4 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $3.37 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $3.542 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $3.395 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $3.369 billion (2018 est.)
2024 $4.194 billion (2022 est.) $4.027 billion (2021 est.) $3.542 billion (2020 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $3.808 billion (2023 est.) $4.194 billion (2022 est.) $4.027 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars