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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $214 million (c.i.f., 1988); commodities--machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%; partners--US, France
1991 $264 million (c.i.f., 1990 est.); commodities--machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%; note--excludes military equipment; partners--US, France, Nigeria, Cameroon
1992 $264 million (c.i.f., 1990 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%; note - excludes military equipment partners: US, France, Nigeria, Cameroon
1993 $294.1 million (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%; note - excludes military equipment partners: US, France, Nigeria, Cameroon
1994 $294.1 million (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%; note - excludes military equipment partners: US, France, Nigeria, Cameroon
1995 $261 million (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%; note - excludes military equipment partners: US, France, Nigeria, Cameroon
1996 $201 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%; textiles; note - excludes military equipment partners: US, France, Nigeria, Cameroon, Italy, Germany
1997 total value: $225 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%; textiles; note - excludes military equipment partners: France 34%, Cameroon 24%, Nigeria 7%, US 6%
1998 total value: $301 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%; textiles; note-excludes military equipment partners: France 34%, Cameroon 24%, Nigeria 7%, US 6%
1999 $252 million (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
2000 $359 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $223 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $223 million f.o.b. (2000 est.)
2003 $570 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $760 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $500.7 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $749.1 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $1.007 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $1.158 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $1.927 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 150 $1.541 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $2.631 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 143 $2.539 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $2.94 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 $2.539 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $3.936 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 138 $4.054 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $2.672 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 152 $2.696 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $2.701 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 152 $NA (2012 est.)
2015 $3.481 billion (2014 est.) | $3.193 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 144
2016 $3.071 billion (2015 est.) | $3.319 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 141
2017 $1.988 billion (2016 est.) | $2.572 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 160
2018 $2.16 billion (2017 est.) | $1.997 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $2.16 billion (2017 est.) | $1.997 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $2.16 billion (2017 est.) | $1.997 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $2.16 billion (2017 est.) $1.997 billion (2016 est.)
2022 $2.16 billion (2017 est.) $1.997 billion (2016 est.)
2023 $2.16 billion (2017 est.) $1.997 billion (2016 est.)
2024 $5.028 billion (2022 est.) $5.211 billion (2021 est.) $4.502 billion (2020 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $3.557 billion (2024 est.) $3.271 billion (2023 est.) $2.898 billion (2022 est.) note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars