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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $1,010 million (registered c.i.f., 1989 est.); commodities--capital goods 35%, consumer goods 20%, fuels and lubricants 19%, raw materials 16%, foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco 10%; partners--Brazil 30%, EC 20%, US 18%, Argentina 8%, Japan 7%
1991 $1.4 billion (registered c.i.f., 1990 est.); commodities--capital goods 35%, consumer goods 20%, fuels and lubricants 19%, raw materials 16%, foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco 10%; partners--Brazil 30%, EC 20%, US 18%, Argentina 8%, Japan 7%
1992 $1.85 billion (c.i.f., 1991) commodities: capital goods 35%, consumer goods 20%, fuels and lubricants 19%, raw materials 16%, foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco 10% partners: Brazil 30%, EC 20%, US 18%, Argentina 8%, Japan 7%
1993 $1.33 billion (c.i.f., 1992) commodities: capital goods 35%, consumer goods 20%, fuels and lubricants 19%, raw materials 16%, foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco 10% partners: Brazil 30%, EC 20%, US 18%, Argentina 8%, Japan 7%
1994 $1.38 billion (c.i.f., 1993 est.) commodities: capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, raw materials, fuels partners: Brazil 30%, EC 20%, US 18%, Argentina 8%, Japan 7%
1995 $1.38 billion (c.i.f., 1993 est.) commodities: capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, raw materials, fuels partners: Brazil 30%, EC 20%, US 18%, Argentina 8%, Japan 7%
1996 $2.871 billion (c.i.f., 1995) commodities: capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, raw materials, fuels partners: Brazil 30%, EU 20%, US 18%, Argentina 8%, Japan 7%
1997 total value: $2.871 billion (c.i.f., 1995) commodities: capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, raw materials, fuels partners : Brazil 30%, EU 20%, US 18%, Argentina 8%, Japan 7%
1998 total value: $2.5 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.) commodities: capital goods, consumer goods, foodstuffs, raw materials, fuels partners: Brazil 29%, US 22%, Argentina 14%, Hong Kong 9% (1995)
1999 $2.5 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.)
2000 $3.2 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $3.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $2.7 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $2.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $2.77 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $3.33 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $3.832 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $5.771 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $6.094 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $8.809 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 $6.008 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $9.242 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 92 $6.917 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $9.839 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 91 $6.837 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $9.7 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 99 $11.5 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $11.06 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 $11.68 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $12.37 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 93 $11.06 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $12.37 billion (2014 est.) | $11.86 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 93
2016 $10.07 billion (2015 est.) | $11.94 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 96
2017 $9.617 billion (2016 est.) | $10.15 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 96
2018 $11.35 billion (2017 est.) | $9.617 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $11.35 billion (2017 est.) | $9.617 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $11.35 billion (2017 est.) | $9.617 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $10.62 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2020 est.) $13.15 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $13.88 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $10.62 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $13.15 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $13.88 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $13.454 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $10.46 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $13.146 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2024 $17.906 billion (2023 est.) $17.142 billion (2022 est.) $14.316 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $18.377 billion (2024 est.) $17.848 billion (2023 est.) $17.088 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars