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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $344 million (f.o.b., 1988); commodities--phosphates, cocoa, coffee, cotton, manufactures, palm kernels; partners--EC 70%, Africa 9%, US 2%, other 19% (1985)
1991 $331 million (f.o.b., 1989 est.); commodities--phosphates, cocoa, coffee, cotton, manufactures, palm kernels; partners--EC 70%, Africa 9%, US 2%, other 19% (1985)
1992 $396 million (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: phosphates, cocoa, coffee, cotton, manufactures, palm kernels partners: EC 70%, Africa 9%, US 2%, other 19% (1985)
1993 $512 million (f.o.b., 1991 est.) commodities: phosphates, cotton, cocoa, coffee partners: EC 40%, Africa 16%, US 1% (1990)
1994 $558 million (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: phosphates, cotton, cocoa, coffee partners: EC 40%, Africa 16%, US 1% (1990)
1995 $221 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: phosphates, cotton, cocoa, coffee partners: EC 40%, Africa 16%, US 1% (1990)
1996 $162.2 (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: phosphates, cotton, cocoa, coffee partners: EC 40%, Africa 16%, US 1% (1990)
1997 total value: $265 (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: phosphates, cotton, coffee, cocoa partners : Canada 9.2%, US 8.1%, Taiwan 7.5%, Nigeria 6.7% (1995 est.)
1998 total value: $196 million (f.o.b., 1996) commodities: cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa partners: Canada 9.2%, US 8.1%, Taiwan 7.5%, Nigeria 6.7% (1995 est.)
1999 $345 million (f.o.b., 1997)
2000 $400 million (f.o.b., 1999)
2001 $336 million (f.o.b., 2000)
2002 $306 million f.o.b. (2001)
2003 $449 million f.o.b. (2002)
2004 $398.1 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $663.1 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $768 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $612 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $702 million f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $777 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 156 $702 million (2007 est.)
2010 $859 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 155 $818 million (2009 est.)
2011 $840 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 159 $826 million (2009 est.)
2012 $893.8 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 160 $928.7 million (2011 est.)
2013 $960.5 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 159 $1.018 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $982.2 million (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 161 $960.5 million (2012 est.)
2015 $1.809 billion (2014 est.) | $1.736 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 148
2016 $1.246 billion (2015 est.) | $1.326 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 152
2017 $967.4 million (2016 est.) | $1.011 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 158
2018 $1.046 billion (2017 est.) | $967.4 million (2016 est.)
2019 $1.046 billion (2017 est.) | $967.4 million (2016 est.)
2020 $1.862 billion (2018 est.) | $1.881 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $1.67 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $1.7 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $1.67 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $1.7 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $1.722 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $1.665 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $1.703 billion (2018 est.)
2024 $1.722 billion (2020 est.) $1.665 billion (2019 est.) $1.703 billion (2018 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $1.722 billion (2020 est.) $1.665 billion (2019 est.) $1.703 billion (2018 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars