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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $220 million (f.o.b., 1989 est.); commodities--bananas 40%, shrimp 27%, coffee 4%, sugar, petroleum products; partners--US 90%, Central America and Caribbean, EC (1989 est.)
1991 $355 million (f.o.b., 1990 est.); commodities--bananas 27%, shrimp 21%, clothing 6%, coffee 4%, sugar 4%; partners--US 90%, Central America and Caribbean, EC (1989 est.)
1992 $380 million (f.o.b., 1991 est.) commodities: bananas 28%, shrimp 14%, sugar 12%, clothing 5%, coffee 4% partners: US 44%, Central America and Caribbean, EC (1991 est.)
1993 $486 million (f.o.b., 1992 est.) commodities: bananas 43%, shrimp 11%, sugar 4%, clothing 5%, coffee 2% partners: US 38%, Central America and Caribbean, EC (1992 est.)
1994 $545 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: bananas 43%, shrimp 11%, sugar 4%, clothing 5%, coffee 2% partners: US 38%, EC, Central America and Caribbean
1995 $520 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.) commodities: bananas 43%, shrimp 11%, sugar 4%, clothing 5%, coffee 2% partners: US 45%, EU, Central America and Caribbean
1996 $548 million (f.o.b., 1995) commodities: bananas 43%, shrimp 11%, sugar 4%, clothing 5%, coffee 2% partners: US 39%, EU, Central America and Caribbean
1997 total value: $570 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: bananas 43%, shrimp 11%, sugar 4%, clothing 5%, coffee 2% partners: US 39%, EU, Central America and Caribbean
1998 total value: $592 million (f.o.b., 1997 est.) commodities: bananas 43%, shrimp 11%, sugar 4%, clothing 5%, coffee 2% partners: US 37%, EU, Central America and Caribbean
1999 $6.68 billion (f.o.b., 1997)
2000 $4.7 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $5.7 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $5.9 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $5.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $5.237 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $5.699 billion f.o.b. (includes the Colon Free Zone) (2004 est.)
2006 $7.481 billion f.o.b.; note - includes the Colon Free Zone (2005 est.)
2007 $8.509 billion f.o.b.; note - includes the Colon Free Zone (2006 est.)
2008 $9.312 billion f.o.b.; note - includes the Colon Free Zone (2007 est.)
2009 $10.29 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 86 $9.338 billion (2007 est.) note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2010 $12.52 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 $10.9 billion (2009 est.) note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2011 $11.33 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 83 $11.13 billion (2009 est.) note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2012 $17.97 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 $16.93 billion (2011 est.) note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2013 $18.88 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 74 $16.93 billion (2011 est.) note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2014 $18.87 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 73 $18.88 billion (2012 est.) note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2015 $18.07 billion (2014 est.) | $17.5 billion (2013 est.) | note: includes the Colon Free Zone | country comparison to the world: 76
2016 $15.92 billion (2015 est.) | $17.22 billion (2014 est.) | note: includes the Colon Free Zone | country comparison to the world: 73
2017 $14.7 billion (2016 est.) | $15.93 billion (2015 est.) | note: includes the Colon Free Zone | country comparison to the world: 73
2018 $15.5 billion (2017 est.) | $14.7 billion (2016 est.) | note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2019 $15.5 billion (2017 est.) | $14.7 billion (2016 est.) | note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2020 $25.94 billion (2018 est.) | $24.7 billion (2017 est.) | note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2021 $20.18 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2020 est.) $28.58 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $28.55 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.) note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2022 $20.18 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $28.58 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $28.55 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2023 $27.237 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $20.179 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $28.622 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars note: includes the Colon Free Zone
2024 $36.569 billion (2023 est.) $35.731 billion (2022 est.) $27.488 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $37.376 billion (2024 est.) $37.905 billion (2023 est.) $35.717 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars