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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $394 million (f.o.b., FY89); commodities--coffee, cotton, sisal, cashew nuts, meat, tobacco, tea, diamonds, coconut products, pyrethrum, cloves (Zanzibar); partners--FRG, UK, US, Netherlands, Japan
1991 $380 million (f.o.b., 1989); commodities--coffee, cotton, sisal, tea, cashew nuts, meat, tobacco, diamonds, coconut products, pyrethrum, cloves (Zanzibar); partners--FRG, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Kenya, Hong Kong, US
1992 $478 million (f.o.b., FY91 est.) commodities: coffee, cotton, sisal, tea, cashew nuts, meat, tobacco, diamonds, gold, coconut products, pyrethrum, cloves (Zanzibar) partners: FRG, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Kenya, Hong Kong, US
1993 $422 million (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: coffee, cotton, tobacco, tea, cashew nuts, sisal partners: FRG, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Kenya, Hong Kong, US
1994 $418 million (f.o.b., 1992 est.) commodities: coffee, cotton, tobacco, tea, cashew nuts, sisal partners: FRG, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Kenya, Hong Kong, US
1995 $462 million (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: coffee, cotton, tobacco, tea, cashew nuts, sisal partners: Germany, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Kenya, Hong Kong, US
1996 $462 million (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: coffee, cotton, tobacco, tea, cashew nuts, sisal partners: Germany, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Kenya, Hong Kong, US
1997 total value: $679 million (f.o.b., 1995) commodities: coffee, cotton, cashew nuts, cloves, tobacco, sisal partners: India, Germany, Belgium, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Kenya, Hong Kong, US
1998 total value: $760 million (f.o.b., 1996) commodities: coffee, manufactured goods, cotton, cashew nuts, minerals, tobacco, sisal (1995) partners: EU, Japan, India, US (1995)
1999 $952 million (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
2000 $828 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $937 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $827 million f.o.b. (2001)
2003 $863 million f.o.b. (2001)
2004 $978 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $1.248 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $1.581 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $1.798 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $2.227 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $2.413 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 $2.227 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $3.809 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 $3.365 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $4.297 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 115 $3.295 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $5.031 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 113 $4.843 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $5.912 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 $5.098 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $5.92 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 $5.912 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $6.084 billion (2014 est.) | $5.258 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 110
2016 $5.709 billion (2015 est.) | $5.322 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 106
2017 $5.697 billion (2016 est.) | $5.402 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 103
2018 $4.971 billion (2017 est.) | $5.697 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $4.971 billion (2017 est.) | $5.697 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $7.827 billion (2017 est.) | $5.697 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $9.66 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $8.46 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.)
2022 $9.66 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $8.46 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
2023 $8.555 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $9.659 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $8.307 billion (2018 est.)
2024 $11.986 billion (2022 est.) $9.874 billion (2021 est.) $8.555 billion (2020 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $13.98 billion (2023 est.) $11.986 billion (2022 est.) $9.874 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars