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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $724 million (c.i.f., FY89 est.); commodities--petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10%; partners--India 36%, Japan 13%, Europe 4%, US 1% (FY88)
1991 $454.3illion (c.i.f., FY90 est.); commodities--petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10%; partners--India 36%, Japan 13%, Europe 4%, US 1% (FY88)
1992 $545 million (c.i.f., FY91 est.) commodities: petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10% partners: India, Singapore, Japan, Germany
1993 $751 million (c.i.f., FY92 est.) commodities: petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10% partners: India, Singapore, Japan, Germany
1994 $789 million (c.i.f., FY93 est.) commodities: petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10% partners: India, Singapore, Japan, Germany
1995 $899 million (c.i.f., 1993) commodities: petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10% partners: India, Singapore, Japan, Germany
1996 $1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.) commodities: petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10% partners: India, Singapore, Japan, Germany
1997 total value: $1.3 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.) commodities: petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10% partners: India, Singapore, Japan, Germany
1998 total value: $1.6 billion (c.i.f., 1997 est.) commodities: petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10% partners: India, Singapore, Japan, Germany
1999 $1.7 billion (c.i.f., 1997)
2000 $1.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998)
2001 $1.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998)
2002 $1.6 billion f.o.b. (FY00/01 est.)
2003 $1.6 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2004 $1.419 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2005 $1.419 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2006 $2 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $2 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2008 $2.398 billion f.o.b. (2006)
2009 $3.229 billion (2008) country comparison to the world: 135 $2.398 billion (2006)
2010 $5.26 billion (2009) country comparison to the world: 110 $4.1 billion (2008)
2011 $5.016 billion (2009) country comparison to the world: 113 $4.266 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $6.15 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 $5.665 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $5.951 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 121 $5.665 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $6.329 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 119 $5.951 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $7.282 billion (2014 est.) | $6.502 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 114
2016 $6.511 billion (2015 est.) | $7.581 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 115
2017 $8.757 billion (2016 est.) | $6.511 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 100
2018 $10 billion (2017 est.) | $8.764 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $10 billion (2017 est.) | $8.764 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $10 billion (2017 est.) | $8.764 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $10.68 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2020 est.) $13.83 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $14.65 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $10.68 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $13.83 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $14.65 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $16.993 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $10.694 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $13.836 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2024 $14.098 billion (2023 est.) $15.462 billion (2022 est.) $16.993 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $17.777 billion (2024 est.) $13.877 billion (2023 est.) $15.227 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars