The CIA World Factbook Edition 1999 Economy

Imports - commodities In 27 editions of 36.

Imports - commodities was published in 27 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1999 to 2025. The 1999 edition carries it in 233 entries, in its Economy section, under the heading “Imports--commodities”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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World

1 entry

World

the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

  • capital goods,
  • food and beverages,
  • consumer goods

Angola

  • machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts;
  • medicines, food, textiles and clothing;
  • substantial military goods

Benin

  • foodstuffs,
  • beverages,
  • tobacco,
  • petroleum products,
  • intermediate goods,
  • capital goods,
  • light consumer goods

Botswana

  • foodstuffs,
  • vehicles and transport equipment,
  • textiles,
  • petroleum products

Burkina Faso

  • machinery,
  • food products,
  • petroleum

Burundi

  • capital goods,
  • petroleum products,
  • foodstuffs,
  • consumer goods

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

  • foodstuffs,
  • consumer goods,
  • industrial products,
  • transport equipment,
  • fuels

Cameroon

  • machines and electrical equipment,
  • transport equipment,
  • fuel,
  • food

Central African Republic

  • food,
  • textiles,
  • petroleum products,
  • machinery,
  • electrical equipment,
  • motor vehicles,
  • chemicals,
  • pharmaceuticals,
  • consumer goods,
  • industrial products

Chad

  • machinery and transportation equipment,
  • industrial goods,
  • petroleum products,
  • foodstuffs,
  • textiles

Comoros

  • rice and other foodstuffs,
  • consumer goods;
  • petroleum products,
  • cement,
  • transport equipment

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • consumer goods,
  • foodstuffs,
  • mining and other machinery,
  • transport equipment,
  • fuels

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

  • intermediate manufactures,
  • capital equipment,
  • construction materials,
  • foodstuffs,
  • petroleum products

Cote d'Ivoire

  • food,
  • consumer goods;
  • capital goods,
  • fuel,
  • transport equipment

Djibouti

  • foods,
  • beverages,
  • transport equipment,
  • chemicals,
  • petroleum products (1995)

Egypt

  • machinery and equipment,
  • foods,
  • fertilizers,
  • wood products,
  • durable consumer goods,
  • capital goods

Equatorial Guinea

  • petroleum,
  • food,
  • beverages,
  • clothing,
  • machinery

Eritrea

  • processed goods,
  • machinery,
  • petroleum products

Swaziland now Eswatini

  • motor vehicles,
  • machinery,
  • transport equipment,
  • foodstuffs,
  • petroleum products,
  • chemicals (1996)

Ethiopia

  • food and live animals,
  • petroleum and petroleum products,
  • chemicals,
  • machinery,
  • motor vehicles and aircraft (1994)

Gabon

  • machinery and equipment,
  • foodstuffs,
  • chemicals,
  • petroleum products,
  • construction materials

Gambia, The now The Gambia

  • foodstuffs,
  • manufactures,
  • raw materials,
  • fuel,
  • machinery and transport equipment

Ghana

  • capital equipment,
  • petroleum,
  • consumer goods,
  • foods,
  • intermediate goods

Guinea

  • petroleum products,
  • metals,
  • machinery,
  • transport equipment,
  • textiles,
  • grain and other foodstuffs (1997)

Guinea-Bissau

  • foodstuffs,
  • transport equipment,
  • petroleum products,
  • machinery and equipment (1994)

Kenya

  • machinery and transportation equipment 31%,
  • consumer goods 13%,
  • petroleum products 12% (1995)

Lesotho

  • food;
  • building materials,
  • vehicles,
  • machinery,
  • medicines,
  • petroleum products (1995)

Liberia

  • fuels,
  • chemicals,
  • machinery,
  • transportation equipment,
  • manufactured goods;
  • rice and other foodstuffs

Libya

  • machinery,
  • transport equipment,
  • food,
  • manufactured goods

Madagascar

  • intermediate manufactures 30%,
  • capital goods 28%,
  • petroleum 15%,
  • consumer goods 14%,
  • food 13% (1995 est.)

Malawi

  • food,
  • petroleum products,
  • semimanufactures,
  • consumer goods,
  • transportation equipment

Mali

  • machinery and equipment,
  • construction materials,
  • petroleum,
  • foodstuffs,
  • textiles

Mauritania

  • foodstuffs,
  • consumer goods,
  • petroleum products,
  • capital goods

Mauritius

  • manufactured goods 37%,
  • capital equipment 19%,
  • foodstuffs 13%,
  • petroleum products 8%,
  • chemicals 7% (1995)

Mayotte

  • building materials,
  • machinery and transportation equipment,
  • metals,
  • chemicals,
  • rice,
  • clothing,
  • flour

Morocco

  • semiprocessed goods 26%,
  • capital goods 25%,
  • food and beverages 18%,
  • fuel and lubricants 15%,
  • consumer goods 12%,
  • raw materials 4% (1995 est.)

Mozambique

  • food,
  • clothing,
  • farm equipment,
  • petroleum (1997)

Namibia

  • foodstuffs;
  • petroleum products and fuel,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • chemicals

Niger

  • consumer goods,
  • primary materials,
  • machinery,
  • vehicles and parts,
  • petroleum,
  • cereals

Nigeria

  • machinery,
  • chemicals,
  • transportation equipment,
  • manufactured goods,
  • food and animals

Reunion

manufactured goods, food, beverages, tobacco, machinery and transportation equipment, raw materials, and petroleum products

Rwanda

  • foodstuffs,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • steel,
  • petroleum products,
  • cement and construction material (1997)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

  • food,
  • beverages,
  • tobacco,
  • fuel oils,
  • animal feed,
  • building materials,
  • motor vehicles and parts,
  • machinery and parts

Sao Tome and Principe

  • machinery and electrical equipment,
  • food products,
  • petroleum products

Senegal

  • foods and beverages,
  • consumer goods,
  • capital goods,
  • petroleum products

Seychelles

  • manufactured goods,
  • food,
  • petroleum products,
  • tobacco,
  • beverages,
  • machinery and transportation equipment

Sierra Leone

  • foodstuffs,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • fuels and lubricants

Somalia

  • manufactures,
  • petroleum products,
  • foodstuffs,
  • construction materials (1995)

South Africa

  • machinery,
  • transport equipment,
  • chemicals,
  • petroleum products,
  • textiles,
  • scientific instruments (1997)

Sudan

  • foodstuffs,
  • petroleum products,
  • manufactured goods,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • medicines and chemicals,
  • textiles (1996)

Tanzania

  • consumer goods,
  • machinery and transportation equipment,
  • industrial raw materials,
  • crude oil

Togo

  • machinery and equipment,
  • consumer goods,
  • petroleum products

Tunisia

  • industrial goods and equipment 57%,
  • hydrocarbons 13%,
  • food 12%,
  • consumer goods

Uganda

  • transportation equipment,
  • petroleum,
  • medical supplies,
  • iron and steel (1996)

Western Sahara

fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs

Zambia

  • machinery,
  • transportation equipment,
  • foodstuffs,
  • fuels,
  • petroleum products,
  • electricity,
  • fertilizer

Zimbabwe

  • machinery and transport equipment 39%,
  • other manufactures 18%,
  • chemicals 15%,
  • fuels 10% (1997 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

  • machinery and transport equipment 25%,
  • manufactured goods 18%,
  • food and live animals 11%,
  • petroleum products 6%

Iceland

  • machinery and equipment,
  • petroleum products,
  • foodstuffs,
  • textiles

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

food and petroleum products; most consumer goods

Armenia

  • grain,
  • other foods,
  • fuel,
  • other energy

Azerbaijan

  • machinery and parts,
  • consumer durables,
  • foodstuffs,
  • textiles

Bangladesh

  • capital goods,
  • textiles,
  • food,
  • petroleum products

Bhutan

  • fuel and lubricants,
  • grain,
  • machinery and parts,
  • vehicles,
  • fabrics,
  • rice

China

  • electrical machinery and equipment,
  • machinery and mechanical appliances,
  • plastics,
  • iron and steel,
  • scientific and photograph equipment,
  • paper and paper board (1998)

Georgia

  • fuel,
  • grain and other foods,
  • machinery and parts,
  • transport equipment

India

  • crude oil and petroleum products,
  • machinery,
  • gems,
  • fertilizer,
  • chemicals

Japan

  • manufactures 54%,
  • foodstuffs and raw materials 28%,
  • fossil fuels 16%

Kazakhstan

  • machinery and parts,
  • industrial materials,
  • oil and gas,
  • consumer goods

Korea, North now North Korea

  • petroleum,
  • grain,
  • coking coal,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • consumer goods

Korea, South now South Korea

  • machinery,
  • electronics and electronic equipment,
  • oil,
  • steel,
  • transport equipment,
  • textiles,
  • organic chemicals,
  • grains

Kyrgyzstan

  • grain,
  • lumber,
  • industrial products,
  • ferrous metals,
  • fuel,
  • machinery,
  • textiles,
  • footwear

Maldives

  • consumer goods,
  • intermediate and capital goods,
  • petroleum products

Mongolia

  • machinery and equipment,
  • fuels,
  • food products,
  • industrial consumer goods,
  • chemicals,
  • building materials,
  • sugar,
  • tea

Nepal

  • petroleum products 20%,
  • fertilizer 11%,
  • machinery 10%

Pakistan

  • petroleum,
  • petroleum products,
  • machinery,
  • transportation equipment,
  • vegetable oils,
  • animal fats,
  • chemicals

Russia

  • machinery and equipment,
  • consumer goods,
  • medicines,
  • meat,
  • grain,
  • sugar,
  • semifinished metal products

Sri Lanka

  • machinery and equipment,
  • textiles,
  • petroleum,
  • building materials,
  • sugar (1997)

Tajikistan

  • fuel,
  • chemicals,
  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • textiles,
  • foodstuffs

Turkmenistan

  • machinery and parts,
  • grain and food,
  • plastics and rubber,
  • consumer durables,
  • textiles

Uzbekistan

  • grain,
  • machinery and parts,
  • consumer durables,
  • other foods

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

NA

Antigua and Barbuda

  • food and live animals,
  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • manufactures,
  • chemicals,
  • oil

Aruba

  • food,
  • consumer goods,
  • manufactures,
  • petroleum products,
  • crude oil for refining and reexport

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

  • foodstuffs,
  • manufactured goods,
  • crude oil,
  • vehicles,
  • electronics

Barbados

  • consumer goods,
  • machinery,
  • foodstuffs,
  • construction materials,
  • chemicals,
  • fuel,
  • electrical components

Belize

  • machinery and transportation equipment,
  • manufactured goods,
  • food,
  • fuels,
  • chemicals,
  • pharmaceuticals

British Virgin Islands

  • building materials,
  • automobiles,
  • foodstuffs,
  • machinery

Cayman Islands

foodstuffs, manufactured goods

Costa Rica

  • raw materials,
  • consumer goods,
  • capital equipment,
  • petroleum (1997)

Cuba

  • petroleum,
  • food,
  • machinery,
  • chemicals

Dominica

  • manufactured goods,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • food,
  • chemicals

Dominican Republic

  • foodstuffs,
  • petroleum,
  • cotton and fabrics,
  • chemicals and pharmaceuticals

El Salvador

  • raw materials,
  • consumer goods,
  • capital goods,
  • fuels

Grenada

  • food 25%,
  • manufactured goods 22%,
  • machinery 20%,
  • chemicals 10%,
  • fuel 6% (1989)

Guadeloupe

  • foodstuffs,
  • fuels,
  • vehicles,
  • clothing and other consumer goods,
  • construction materials

Guatemala

  • fuel and petroleum products,
  • machinery,
  • grain,
  • fertilizers,
  • motor vehicles

Haiti

  • machines and manufactures 50%,
  • food and beverages 39%,
  • petroleum products 2%,
  • chemicals 5%,
  • fats and oils 4%

Honduras

  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • industrial raw materials,
  • chemical products,
  • manufactured goods,
  • fuel and oil,
  • foodstuffs

Jamaica

  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • construction materials,
  • fuel,
  • food,
  • chemicals

Martinique

  • petroleum products,
  • crude oil,
  • foodstuffs,
  • construction materials,
  • vehicles,
  • clothing and other consumer goods

Montserrat

machinery and transportation equipment, foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants, and related materials

Netherlands Antilles

  • crude petroleum 64%,
  • food,
  • manufactures (1993)

Nicaragua

  • consumer goods,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • petroleum products

Panama

  • capital goods 21%,
  • crude oil 11%,
  • foodstuffs 9%,
  • consumer goods,
  • chemicals

Puerto Rico

  • chemicals,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • clothing,
  • food,
  • fish,
  • petroleum products

Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • machinery,
  • manufactures,
  • food,
  • fuels

Saint Lucia

  • food 23%,
  • manufactured goods 21%,
  • machinery and transportation equipment 19%,
  • chemicals,
  • fuels

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • foodstuffs,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • chemicals and fertilizers,
  • minerals and fuels

Trinidad and Tobago

  • machinery,
  • transportation equipment,
  • manufactured goods,
  • food,
  • live animals

Turks and Caicos Islands

  • food and beverages,
  • tobacco,
  • clothing,
  • manufactures,
  • construction materials

Virgin Islands

  • crude oil,
  • foodstuffs,
  • consumer goods,
  • building materials

Europe

44 entries

Albania

  • machinery,
  • consumer goods,
  • grains

Andorra

consumer goods, food

Austria

  • vehicles,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • apparel,
  • metal goods,
  • oil and oil products,
  • office and data-processing machinery,
  • medical and pharmaceutical products,
  • telecommunication equipment,
  • textiles (1997)

Belarus

  • fuel,
  • natural gas,
  • industrial raw materials,
  • textiles,
  • sugar,
  • foodstuffs

Belgium

  • fuels,
  • grains,
  • chemicals,
  • foodstuffs

Bosnia and Herzegovina

NA

Bulgaria

  • fuels, minerals, and raw materials;
  • machinery and equipment;
  • metals and ores;
  • chemicals and plastics;
  • food, textiles (1997)

Croatia

  • machinery and transport equipment 23.1%,
  • fuels and lubricants 8.8%,
  • food and live animals 9.0%,
  • chemicals 14.2%,
  • miscellaneous manufactured articles 16.0%,
  • raw materials 3.5%,
  • beverages and tobacco 1.4% (1993)

Czech Republic now Czechia

machinery and transport equipment 38.1%, manufactured goods 19.3%, raw materials and fuels 12.4%, chemicals 12.2%, and food 5.2% (1997)

Denmark

  • machinery and equipment,
  • petroleum,
  • chemicals,
  • grain and foodstuffs,
  • textiles,
  • paper

Estonia

  • machinery and equipment 21%,
  • transport equipment 12%,
  • foodstuffs 10%,
  • minerals 9%,
  • textiles 8%,
  • metals 8%,
  • chemical products 8% (1997)

Faroe Islands

  • machinery and transport equipment 17.0%,
  • consumer goods 33%,
  • raw materials and semi-manufactures 26.9%,
  • fuels 11.4%,
  • fish and salt 6.7%

Finland

  • foodstuffs,
  • petroleum and petroleum products,
  • chemicals,
  • transport equipment,
  • iron and steel,
  • machinery,
  • textile yarn and fabrics,
  • fodder grains

France

  • crude oil,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • agricultural products,
  • chemicals,
  • iron and steel products

Germany

  • machinery 22%,
  • vehicles 10%,
  • chemicals 9%,
  • foodstuffs 8%,
  • textiles,
  • metals (1997)

Gibraltar

fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs

Greece

  • manufactured goods,
  • foodstuffs,
  • fuels,
  • chemicals (1998)

Guernsey

  • coal,
  • gasoline,
  • oil,
  • machinery and equipment

Hungary

  • machinery and equipment 46.5%,
  • other manufactures 40.2%,
  • fuels and electricity 6.6%,
  • agricultural and food products 3.7%,
  • raw materials 3.0% (1998)

Ireland

  • food,
  • animal feed,
  • data processing equipment,
  • petroleum and petroleum products,
  • machinery,
  • textiles,
  • clothing (1997)

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

  • timber,
  • fertilizers,
  • fish

Italy

  • engineering products,
  • chemicals,
  • transport equipment,
  • energy products,
  • minerals and nonferrous metals,
  • textiles and clothing;
  • food,
  • beverages and tobacco

Jersey

  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • manufactured goods,
  • foodstuffs,
  • mineral fuels,
  • chemicals

Latvia

  • fuels,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • chemicals

Liechtenstein

  • machinery,
  • metal goods,
  • textiles,
  • foodstuffs,
  • motor vehicles

Lithuania

  • machinery and equipment 30%,
  • mineral products 18%,
  • chemicals 9%,
  • textiles 8%,
  • foodstuffs (1997)

Luxembourg

  • minerals,
  • metals,
  • foodstuffs,
  • quality consumer goods

Malta

machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; food, drink, and tobacco

Moldova

  • oil,
  • gas,
  • coal,
  • steel,
  • machinery,
  • chemical products,
  • metals,
  • metal products,
  • foodstuffs,
  • automobiles,
  • other consumer durables

Netherlands

  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • chemicals,
  • foodstuffs,
  • fuels,
  • consumer goods

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia

  • machinery and equipment 19%,
  • chemicals 14%,
  • fuels 12%

Norway

  • machinery and equipment,
  • chemicals,
  • metals,
  • foodstuffs

Poland

  • manufactured goods,
  • chemical 43%,
  • machinery and equipment 36%,
  • mineral fuels 9%,
  • food and live animals 8%,
  • other 4%

Portugal

  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • chemicals,
  • petroleum,
  • textiles,
  • agricultural products

Romania

  • machinery and equipment 23%,
  • fuels and minerals 19%,
  • chemicals 8%,
  • foodstuffs (1997)

San Marino

wide variety of consumer manufactures, food

Serbia and Montenegro

  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • fuels and lubricants,
  • manufactured goods,
  • chemicals,
  • food and live animals,
  • raw materials

Slovakia

  • machinery and transport equipment 40%;
  • intermediate manufactured goods 18%;
  • fuels 11%;
  • chemicals 11%;
  • miscellaneous manufactured goods 10% (1998)

Slovenia

  • machinery and transport equipment 31%,
  • manufactured goods 31%,
  • chemicals 11%,
  • fuels and lubricants,
  • food (1997)

Spain

  • machinery,
  • transport equipment,
  • fuels,
  • semifinished goods,
  • foodstuffs,
  • consumer goods,
  • chemicals (1997)

Sweden

  • machinery,
  • petroleum and petroleum products,
  • chemicals,
  • motor vehicles,
  • foodstuffs,
  • iron and steel,
  • clothing

Switzerland

  • machinery 22%,
  • chemicals 16%,
  • vehicles,
  • metals,
  • agricultural products,
  • textiles (1997)

Ukraine

  • energy,
  • machinery and parts,
  • transportation equipment,
  • chemicals,
  • plastics and rubber

United Kingdom

  • manufactured goods,
  • machinery,
  • fuels,
  • foodstuffs

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

nonoil 59%, crude oil 41%

Cyprus

Greek Cypriot area:
  • consumer goods,
  • petroleum and lubricants,
  • food and feed grains,
  • machinery (1996);

Gaza Strip

  • food,
  • consumer goods,
  • construction materials

Iran

  • machinery,
  • military supplies,
  • metal works,
  • foodstuffs,
  • pharmaceuticals,
  • technical services,
  • refined oil products

Iraq

  • food,
  • medicine,
  • manufactures

Israel

  • raw materials,
  • military equipment,
  • investment goods,
  • rough diamonds,
  • oil,
  • consumer goods

Jordan

  • crude oil,
  • machinery,
  • transport equipment,
  • food,
  • live animals,
  • manufactured goods

Kuwait

  • food,
  • construction materials,
  • vehicles and parts,
  • clothing

Lebanon

  • foodstuffs 29%,
  • machinery and transport equipment 28%,
  • consumer goods 18%,
  • chemicals 9%,
  • textiles 5%,
  • metals 5%,
  • fuels 3%,
  • agricultural foods 3% (1997)

Oman

  • machinery,
  • transportation equipment,
  • manufactured goods,
  • food,
  • livestock,
  • lubricants

Qatar

  • machinery and equipment,
  • consumer goods,
  • food,
  • chemicals

Saudi Arabia

  • machinery and equipment,
  • foodstuffs,
  • chemicals,
  • motor vehicles,
  • textiles

Syria

  • machinery and equipment 40%,
  • foodstuffs/animals 15%,
  • metal and metal products 15%,
  • textiles 10%,
  • chemicals 10%,
  • consumer goods 5% (1997 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

  • machinery and equipment 50%,
  • fuels,
  • minerals,
  • foodstuffs (1997)

United Arab Emirates

  • manufactured goods,
  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • chemicals,
  • food

West Bank

  • food,
  • consumer goods,
  • construction materials

Yemen

  • food and live animals,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • manufactured goods

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

  • miscellaneous manufactured articles,
  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • food and live animals,
  • chemicals

Canada

  • machinery and equipment,
  • crude oil,
  • chemicals,
  • motor vehicles and parts,
  • durable consumer goods

Mexico

metal-working machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repair parts for motor vehicles, aircraft, and aircraft parts

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

  • meat,
  • clothing,
  • fuel,
  • electrical equipment,
  • machinery,
  • building materials

United States

  • crude oil and refined petroleum products,
  • machinery,
  • automobiles,
  • consumer goods,
  • industrial raw materials,
  • food and beverages

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

  • materials for canneries 56%,
  • food 8%,
  • petroleum products 7%,
  • machinery and parts 6%

Australia

  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • computers and office machines,
  • telecommunication equipment and parts;
  • crude oil and petroleum products

Cook Islands

  • foodstuffs,
  • textiles,
  • fuels,
  • timber,
  • capital goods

Fiji

  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • petroleum products,
  • food,
  • chemicals

French Polynesia

  • fuels,
  • foodstuffs,
  • equipment

Guam

  • petroleum and petroleum products,
  • food,
  • manufactured goods

Kiribati

  • foodstuffs,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • miscellaneous manufactured goods,
  • fuel

Marshall Islands

  • foodstuffs,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • fuels,
  • beverages and tobacco

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

  • food,
  • manufactured goods,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • beverages

Nauru

  • food,
  • fuel,
  • manufactures,
  • building materials,
  • machinery

New Caledonia

  • foods,
  • transport equipment,
  • machinery and electrical equipment,
  • fuels,
  • minerals

New Zealand

  • machinery and equipment,
  • vehicles and aircraft,
  • petroleum,
  • consumer goods,
  • plastics

Niue

  • food,
  • live animals,
  • manufactured goods,
  • machinery,
  • fuels,
  • lubricants,
  • chemicals,
  • drugs

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

  • food,
  • construction equipment and materials,
  • petroleum products

Palau

NA

Papua New Guinea

  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • manufactured goods,
  • food,
  • fuels,
  • chemicals

Pitcairn Islands

  • fuel oil,
  • machinery,
  • building materials,
  • flour,
  • sugar,
  • other foodstuffs

Samoa

  • intermediate goods,
  • food,
  • capital goods

Solomon Islands

  • plant and equipment,
  • manufactured goods,
  • food and live animals,
  • fuel

Tokelau

  • foodstuffs,
  • building materials,
  • fuel

Tonga

  • food products,
  • live animals,
  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • manufactures,
  • fuels,
  • chemicals

Tuvalu

  • food,
  • animals,
  • mineral fuels,
  • machinery,
  • manufactured goods

Vanuatu

  • machines and vehicles,
  • food and beverages,
  • basic manufactures,
  • raw materials and fuels,
  • chemicals

Wallis and Futuna

  • foodstuffs,
  • manufactured goods,
  • transportation equipment,
  • fuel,
  • clothing

South America

14 entries

Argentina

  • motor vehicles,
  • motor vehicle parts,
  • organic chemicals,
  • telecommunications equipment,
  • plastics

Bolivia

  • capital goods 48%,
  • chemicals 11%,
  • petroleum 5%,
  • food 5% (1993 est.)

Brazil

  • crude oil,
  • capital goods,
  • chemical products,
  • foodstuffs,
  • coal

Chile

  • capital goods 25.2%,
  • spare parts 24.8%,
  • raw materials 15.4%,
  • petroleum 10%,
  • foodstuffs 5.7% (1994)

Colombia

  • industrial equipment,
  • transportation equipment,
  • consumer goods,
  • chemicals,
  • paper products,
  • fuels

Ecuador

  • transport equipment,
  • consumer goods,
  • vehicles,
  • machinery,
  • chemicals

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

  • fuel,
  • food and drink,
  • building materials,
  • clothing

French Guiana

  • food (grains, processed meat),
  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • fuels and chemicals

Guyana

  • manufactures,
  • machinery,
  • petroleum,
  • food

Paraguay

  • capital goods,
  • consumer goods,
  • foodstuffs,
  • raw materials,
  • fuels

Peru

  • machinery,
  • transport equipment,
  • foodstuffs,
  • petroleum,
  • iron and steel,
  • chemicals,
  • pharmaceuticals

Suriname

  • capital equipment,
  • petroleum,
  • foodstuffs,
  • cotton,
  • consumer goods

Uruguay

  • machinery and equipment,
  • vehicles,
  • chemicals,
  • minerals,
  • plastics,
  • oil

Venezuela

  • raw materials,
  • machinery and equipment,
  • transport equipment,
  • construction materials (1998)

Southeast Asia

15 entries

Brunei

  • machinery and transport equipment,
  • manufactured goods,
  • food,
  • chemicals

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

  • machinery,
  • transport equipment,
  • construction materials,
  • food products

Cambodia

  • cigarettes,
  • gold,
  • construction materials,
  • petroleum products,
  • machinery,
  • motor vehicles

Christmas Island

consumer goods

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

foodstuffs

Hong Kong

  • foodstuffs,
  • transport equipment,
  • raw materials,
  • semimanufactures,
  • petroleum;
  • a large share is reexported

Indonesia

  • manufactures 75.3%,
  • raw materials 9.0%,
  • foodstuffs 7.8%,
  • fuels 7.7%

Laos

  • machinery and equipment,
  • vehicles,
  • fuel

Macau

  • raw materials,
  • foodstuffs,
  • capital goods,
  • fuels,
  • lubricants

Malaysia

  • machinery and equipment,
  • chemicals,
  • food

Philippines

  • raw materials and intermediate goods 43%,
  • capital goods 36%,
  • consumer goods 9%,
  • fuels 9%

Singapore

  • aircraft,
  • petroleum,
  • chemicals,
  • foodstuffs

Taiwan

  • machinery and electrical equipment 16.5%,
  • electronic products 16.3%,
  • chemicals 10.0%,
  • precision instrument 5.6% (1997)

Thailand

  • capital goods 50%,
  • intermediate goods and raw materials 22%,
  • consumer goods 10.2%,
  • fuels 8.7% (1997)

Vietnam

  • machinery and equipment,
  • petroleum products,
  • fertilizer,
  • steel products,
  • raw cotton,
  • grain,
  • cement,
  • motorcycles

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1999, “Imports - commodities”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/imports-commodities/1999.

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