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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 Ghana 19.1%, France 10.8%, China 8.2%, Cameroon 6.8% (1996 est.)
2000 Ghana, France, Cote d'Ivoire, China (1998)
2001 Ghana, China, France, Cote d'Ivoire (1999)
2002 Ghana 26%, France 11%, China 7%, Cote d'Ivoire 7% (2000)
2003 France 21.3%, China 17%, Netherlands 6.5%, Germany 5.3%, UK 4.8%, Italy 4.4% (2002)
2004 France 21.1%, Netherlands 12.1%, Cote d'Ivoire 5.9%, Germany 4.6%, Italy 4.4%, South Africa 4.3%, China 4.1% (2003)
2005 China 25.5%, India 13.3%, France 11.5% (2004)
2006 France 17.8%, China 13.3%, Cote d'Ivoire 6.5%, Italy 4.5%, Spain 4.3% (2005)
2007 China 29.8%, UK 10.9%, France 8.9%, Netherlands 6%, Belgium 5.8%, US 4.6%, Estonia 4.2% (2006)
2008 China 36.3%, Estonia 9.6%, US 7.6%, Netherlands 7.3%, France 7% (2007)
2009 China 34.2%, Netherlands 7.5%, France 6.8%, India 6.5%, Thailand 4.9% (2008)
2010 China 36.58%, France 8.64%, Netherlands 6.76%, India 5.06%, US 4.4% (2009)
2011 China 48%, France 8.3%, US 6.1% (2010)
2012 China 32.5%, France 8.7%, Belgium 7.9%, India 6.2%, US 5.1%, UK 4.6% (2011)
2013 China 40.4%, Netherlands 7.9%, France 5.4%, UK 5.3% (2012)
2014 China 40.4%, Netherlands 7.9%, France 5.4%, UK 5.3% (2012)
2015 China 24.8%, Belgium 19.2%, France 7.7%, India 6%, US 5.5%, Netherlands 4.1% (2014)
2016 China 22.9%, Belgium 20.3%, Netherlands 11.9%, France 6.6%, India 4.8%, Singapore 4.4% (2015)
2017 China 28.7%, France 8.9%, Netherlands 4.3%, Japan 4.2% (2016)
2018 China 27.5%, France 9.1%, Netherlands 4.4%, Japan 4.3% (2017)
2019 China 27.5%, France 9.1%, Netherlands 4.4%, Japan 4.3% (2017)
2020 China 27.5%, France 9.1%, Netherlands 4.4%, Japan 4.3% (2017)
2021 China 18%, South Korea 13%, India 11%, Belgium 10%, Netherlands 8%, United States 5% (2019)
2022 China 18%, South Korea 13%, India 11%, Belgium 10%, Netherlands 8%, United States 5% (2019)
2023 China 18%, South Korea 13%, India 11%, Belgium 10%, Netherlands 8%, United States 5% (2019)
2024 India 30%, China 16%, South Korea 13%, Nigeria 4%, Taiwan 4% (2022) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2025 China 26%, India 26%, Belgium 6%, Netherlands 6%, USA 3% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports