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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $626 million (c.i.f., 1988); commodities--petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation equipment, food; partners--Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%
1991 $652 million (c.i.f., 1989); commodities--petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation equipment, food; partners--Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%
1992 $209 million (c.i.f., 1990) commodities: petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation equipment, food partners: Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%
1993 $610 million (c.i.f., 1991 est.) commodities: petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation equipment, food partners: Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%
1994 $513 million (c.i.f., 1992 est.) commodities: petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation equipment, food partners: Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%
1995 $696 million (c.i.f., 1993 est.) commodities: petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation equipment, food partners: Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%
1996 $870 million (c.i.f., 1994) commodities: petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation equipment, food partners: Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%
1997 total value: $1.18 billion (c.i.f., FY94/95) commodities: petroleum products, machinery, metals, transportation equipment, cotton piece goods, food partners: Kenya 26%, UK 12%, Japan 8%, Germany 8%, India 5.5%
1998 total value: $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1996) commodities: machinery, chemicals, fuel, cotton piece goods, transportation equipment, food partners: Kenya 26%, UK 12%, Japan 8%, Germany 8%, India 5.5% (1995)
1999 $1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1998)
2000 $1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1999)
2001 $1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1999)
2002 $1.26 billion f.o.b. (2001)
2003 $1.14 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $1.179 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $1.306 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $1.608 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $2.249 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $2.983 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $3.98 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 126 $2.983 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $4.474 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 125 $3.844 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $4.264 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 125 $3.787 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $5.528 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 123 $5.002 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $5.187 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 127 $4.997 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $4.858 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 $5.187 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $4.714 billion (2014 est.) | $4.512 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 130
2016 $4.911 billion (2015 est.) | $5.1 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 124
2017 $4.326 billion (2016 est.) | $4.955 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128
2018 $5.036 billion (2017 est.) | $4.424 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $5.036 billion (2017 est.) | $4.424 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $9.991 billion (2019 est.) | $8.006 billion (2018 est.) | $7.44 billion (2017 est.)
2021 $9.54 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $8.65 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.) $7.44 billion (2017 est.)
2022 $9.54 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $8.65 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $7.44 billion (2017 est.)
2023 $10.705 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $10.197 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $9.795 billion (2019 est.)
2024 $11.145 billion (2022 est.) $10.686 billion (2021 est.) $10.209 billion (2020 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $13.853 billion (2023 est.) $11.079 billion (2022 est.) $10.62 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars