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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $278 million (f.o.b., 1988); commodities--textiles, foodstuffs, machines and equipment, capital goods, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material; partners--US, Belgium, FRG, Kenya, Japan
1991 $293 million (f.o.b., 1989 est.); commodities--textiles, foodstuffs, machines and equipment, capital goods, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material; partners--US, Belgium, FRG, Kenya, Japan
1992 $279.2 million (f.o.b., 1990 est.) commodities: textiles, foodstuffs, machines and equipment, capital goods, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material partners: US, Belgium, Germany, Kenya, Japan
1993 $259.5 million (f.o.b., 1992 est.) commodities: textiles, foodstuffs, machines and equipment, capital goods, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material partners: US, Belgium, Germany, Kenya, Japan
1994 $259.5 million (f.o.b., 1992 est.) commodities: textiles, foodstuffs, machines and equipment, capital goods, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material partners: US, Belgium, Germany, Kenya, Japan
1995 $250 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: textiles, foodstuffs, machines and equipment, capital goods, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material partners: US, Belgium, Germany, Kenya, Japan
1996 $37 million (1994 est.) commodities: textiles, foodstuffs, machines and equipment, capital goods, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material partners: US, Belgium, Germany, Kenya, Japan
1997 total value: $237.3 million (f.o.b.,1995 est.) commodities: textiles, foodstuffs, machines and equipment, capital goods, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material partners: US, EU, Kenya, Tanzania
1998 total value: $202.4 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: foodstuffs 35%, machines and equipment, capital goods, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material (1995) partners: US, EU, Kenya, Tanzania
1999 $326 million (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
2000 $242 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $245.9 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $248 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $253 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $245.8 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $260 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $243 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $436 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $637 million f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $834 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 175 $637 million (2007 est.)
2010 $1.047 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 170 $961 million (2009 est.)
2011 $1.121 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 170 $961 million (2009 est.)
2012 $1.414 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 173 $1.368 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $1.871 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 165 $1.565 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $1.937 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 165 $1.871 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $1.898 billion (2014 est.) | $1.852 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 168
2016 $1.917 billion (2015 est.) | $1.99 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 165
2017 $2.045 billion (2016 est.) | $1.919 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 157
2018 $1.922 billion (2017 est.) | $2.036 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $1.922 billion (2017 est.) | $2.036 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $1.922 billion (2017 est.) | $2.036 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $3.74 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $3.34 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $3.74 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $3.34 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $3.856 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $3.578 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $3.737 billion (2019 est.)
2024 $5.783 billion (2023 est.) $4.978 billion (2022 est.) $3.856 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $5.783 billion (2023 est.) $4.978 billion (2022 est.) $3.856 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars