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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 France 41%, Nigeria 10%, Cameroon 7%, India 6% (1997)
2000 France 41%, Nigeria 10%, Cameroon 7%, India 6% (1997)
2001 France 40%, Cameroon 13%, Nigeria 12%, India 5% (1999)
2002 France 40%, Cameroon 13%, Nigeria 12%, India 5% (1999)
2003 France 31.5%, US 31.4%, Germany 5.5%, Nigeria 4.6% (2002)
2004 France 28.6%, US 20.7%, Cameroon 14.6%, Netherlands 4.7% (2003)
2005 France 21.9%, Cameroon 16.1%, US 10.8%, Portugal 10.4%, Germany 6.4%, Belgium 4.6% (2004)
2006 France 21.1%, Cameroon 15.5%, US 12.1%, Belgium 6.8%, Portugal 4.6%, Saudi Arabia 4.3%, Netherlands 4.1% (2005)
2007 France 18.7%, Cameroon 17.6%, US 12.6%, Germany 7.4%, Saudi Arabia 5%, Belgium 4.9% (2006)
2008 France 20.4%, Cameroon 16.1%, US 10.9%, China 10%, Germany 7.5%, Saudi Arabia 4.4% (2007)
2009 France 17.5%, Cameroon 14.8%, China 9.8%, Ukraine 9.5%, US 7.7%, Germany 5.6%, Saudi Arabia 4.7%, Netherlands 4% (2008)
2010 France 17.74%, Cameroon 12.7%, China 11.23%, US 7.59%, Italy 6.54%, Ukraine 5.33%, Netherlands 4.37% (2009)
2011 China 29.4%, France 14.3%, Cameroon 12.2%, US 8.1% (2010)
2012 Cameroon 17%, France 15.8%, China 10.8%, Finland 6.6%, Sweden 6%, Saudi Arabia 5%, Belgium 4.4%, US 4% (2011)
2013 China 20.2%, Cameroon 18.2%, France 16.1%, Saudi Arabia 5.6%, US 4.2% (2012)
2014 China 20.2%, Cameroon 18.2%, France 16.1%, Saudi Arabia 5.6%, US 4.2% (2012)
2015 Algeria 54.6%, China 11.2%, Italy 6.2%, France 5.4% (2014)
2016 France 16.5%, China 14.2%, Cameroon 11%, US 6.4%, India 6%, Belgium 5.7%, Italy 4.8% (2015)
2017 France 19.8%, China 15.7%, Cameroon 15.1%, India 6.1%, US 5.4%, Belgium 4.4% (2016)
2018 China 19.9%, Cameroon 17.2%, France 17%, US 5.4%, India 4.9%, Senegal 4.5% (2017)
2019 China 19.9%, Cameroon 17.2%, France 17%, US 5.4%, India 4.9%, Senegal 4.5% (2017)
2020 China 19.9%, Cameroon 17.2%, France 17%, US 5.4%, India 4.9%, Senegal 4.5% (2017)
2021 China 29%, United Arab Emirates 16%, France 10%, United States 8%, India 5% (2019)
2022 China 29%, United Arab Emirates 16%, France 10%, United States 8%, India 5% (2019)
2023 China 29%, United Arab Emirates 16%, France 10%, United States 8%, India 5% (2019)
2024 China 25%, UAE 20%, France 7%, US 7%, Belgium 7% (2022) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2025 China 28%, UAE 23%, Turkey 10%, France 9%, India 5% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports