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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $1.1 billion (c.i.f., 1988); commodities--semimanufactures 30%, food 27%, durable consumer goods 17%, petroleum 12%, capital goods 14%; partners--US, France, other EC, Nigeria, Algeria, China, Japan
1991 $1.0 billion (c.i.f., 1989 est.); commodities--semimanufactures 30%, food 27%, durable consumer goods 17%, petroleum 12%, capital goods 14%; partners--US, France, other EC, Nigeria, Algeria, China, Japan
1992 $1.05 billion (c.i.f., 1990 est.) commodities: semimanufactures 30%, food 27%, durable consumer goods 17%, petroleum 12%, capital goods 14% partners: France, other EC, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Algeria, China, Japan
1993 $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1991 est.) commodities: semimanufactures 30%, food 27%, durable consumer goods 17%, petroleum 12%, capital goods 14% partners: France, other EC, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Algeria, China, Japan
1994 $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1991 est.) commodities: foods and beverages, consumer goods, capital goods, petroleum partners: France, other EC, Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Algeria, China, Japan
1995 $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1991 est.) commodities: foods and beverages, consumer goods, capital goods, petroleum partners: France, other EC countries, Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Algeria, China, Japan
1996 $1.1 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.) commodities: foods and beverages, consumer goods, capital goods, petroleum partners: France, other EU countries, Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Algeria, China, Japan
1997 total value: $1.22 billion (f.o.b., 1995.) commodities: foods and beverages, consumer goods, capital goods, petroleum products partners: France 30%, other EU countries, Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Algeria, China, Japan
1998 total value: $1.4 billion (f.o.b., 1996) commodities: foods and beverages, consumer goods, capital goods, petroleum products partners: France 30%, other EU countries, Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Algeria, China, Japan
1999 $1.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998)
2000 $1.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998)
2001 $1.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
2002 $1.3 billion f.o.b. (2001)
2003 $1.46 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $1.753 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $2.128 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $2.405 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $3.007 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $3.731 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $4.263 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 125 $3.732 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $4.474 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 124 $4.549 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $4.45 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 $4.543 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $5.109 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 $5.398 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $5.733 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 124 $5.392 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $5.61 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 123 $5.733 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $5.481 billion (2014 est.) | $5.698 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125
2016 $4.918 billion (2015 est.) | $5.696 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 123
2017 $4.993 billion (2016 est.) | $4.918 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 122
2018 $5.217 billion (2017 est.) | $4.966 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $5.217 billion (2017 est.) | $4.966 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $5.217 billion (2017 est.) | $4.966 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $8.96 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.) $4.966 billion (2016 est.)
2022 $8.96 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $4.966 billion (2016 est.)
2023 $8.96 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $7.499 billion (2017 est.)
2024 $12.278 billion (2021 est.) $9.627 billion (2020 est.) $9.17 billion (2019 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $14.916 billion (2023 est.) $14.698 billion (2022 est.) $12.278 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars