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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 $1.3 billion (f.o.b., 1988); commodities--textiles and other manufactured consumer goods, petroleum products, sugar, grain, flour, other foodstuffs, and cement; partners--Italy 10%, Saudi Arabia 9%, US 9.3%, Japan 9%, UK 8% (1985)
1990 $598.0 million (f.o.b., 1988 est.); commodities--grain, consumer goods, crude oil, machinery, chemicals; partners--USSR, Australia, UK
1992 North: $1.3 billion (f.o.b., 1988)
1992 commodities: textiles and other manufactured consumer goods, petroleum products, sugar, grain, flour, other foodstuffs, and cement partners: Saudi Arabia 12%, France 6%, US 5%, Australia 5% (1985) South: $553.9 million (f.o.b., 1989 est.) commodities: grain, consumer goods, crude oil, machinery, chemicals partners: USSR, UK, Ethiopia
1993 $2.1 billion (f.o.b., 1990 est.) commodities: textiles and other manufactured consumer goods, petroleum products, sugar, grain, flour, other foodstuffs, cement, machinery, chemicals partners: Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, EC countries, China, Russia, US
1994 $1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: textiles and other manufactured consumer goods, petroleum products, sugar, grain, flour, other foodstuffs, cement, machinery, chemicals partners: UAE 6%, Japan 6%, Saudi Arabia 6%, Kuwait 6%, US 6% (1991)
1995 $2.65 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.) commodities: textiles and other manufactured consumer goods, petroleum products, sugar, grain, flour, other foodstuffs, cement, machinery, chemicals partners: US 16%, UK 7%, Japan 6%, France 6%, Italy 6% (1992)
1996 $1.8 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.) commodities: textiles and other manufactured consumer goods, petroleum products, sugar, grain, flour, other foodstuffs, cement, machinery, chemicals partners: US 11%, UK 7%, France 7%, Germany 5%, Japan 5% (1994)
1997 total value: $2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.) commodities: textiles and other manufactured consumer goods, petroleum products, sugar, grain, flour, other foodstuffs, cement, machinery, chemicals partners: UAE 14%, Saudi Arabia 10%, US 8%, Malaysia 6%, UK 5% (1995)
1998 total value: $2.3 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.) commodities: textiles and other manufactured consumer goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs, cement, machinery, chemicals partners: US 12%, France 11%, UAE 10%, Saudi Arabia 7%, UK 5% (1995)
1999 $2.8 billion (c.i.f., 1998 est.)
2000 $2.3 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
2001 $2.7 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
2002 $3 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
2003 $2.9 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
2004 $3.042 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
2005 $3.734 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
2006 $4.19 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
2007 $4.69 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
2008 $6.735 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
2009 $8.829 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 96 $7.49 billion (2007 est.)
2010 $8.35 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 $7.518 billion (2009 est.)
2011 $8.701 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 $7.868 billion (2009 est.)
2012 $8.893 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 103 $8.248 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $11.36 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 92 $8.248 billion (2011 est.)
2014 $10.97 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 96 $12.49 billion (2012 est.)
2015 $10.39 billion (2014 est.) | $11 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 99
2016 $4.793 billion (2015 est.) | $10.86 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 126
2017 $4.573 billion (2017 est.) | $3.117 billion (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 141
2018 $4.079 billion (2017 est.) | $3.117 billion (2016 est.)
2019 $4.079 billion (2017 est.) | $3.117 billion (2016 est.)
2020 $4.079 billion (2017 est.) | $3.117 billion (2016 est.)
2021 $4.079 billion (2017 est.) $3.117 billion (2016 est.)
2022 $4.079 billion (2017 est.) $3.117 billion (2016 est.)
2023 $4.079 billion (2017 est.) $3.117 billion (2016 est.)
2024 $4.079 billion (2017 est.) $8.256 billion (2016 est.) $7.697 billion (2015 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
2025 $4.079 billion (2017 est.) $8.256 billion (2016 est.) $7.697 billion (2015 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars