The CIA World Factbook Edition 1999 Economy

Imports - partners In 27 editions of 36.

Imports - partners was published in 27 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1999 to 2025. The 1999 edition carries it in 232 entries, in its Economy section, under the heading “Imports--partners”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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World

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World

in value, about 75% of imports by the developed countries

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

  • France 29%,
  • Spain 10.5%,
  • Italy 8.2%,
  • US 8%,
  • Germany 5.6% (1995 est.)

Angola

  • Portugal 21%,
  • US 15%,
  • France 14%,
  • South Africa (1997)

Benin

  • France 21%,
  • UK 9%,
  • Thailand 9%,
  • Hong Kong 8%,
  • China (1997)

Botswana

  • Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 78%,
  • Europe 8%,
  • Zimbabwe 6% (1996)

Burkina Faso

  • Cote d'Ivoire,
  • France,
  • Togo,
  • Nigeria

Burundi

  • Benelux,
  • France,
  • Germany,
  • Japan (1997)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

  • Portugal 25%,
  • Netherlands,
  • France,
  • UK,
  • Spain,
  • US

Cameroon

  • France 25%,
  • Nigeria 8%,
  • US 8%,
  • Germany 6% (1997 est.)

Central African Republic

  • France 30%,
  • Cote d'Ivoire 18%,
  • Cameroon 11%,
  • Germany 4%,
  • Japan

Chad

  • France 41%,
  • Nigeria 10%,
  • Cameroon 7%,
  • India 6% (1997)

Comoros

  • France 59%,
  • South Africa 15%,
  • Kenya 6% (1996)

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

  • South Africa 21%,
  • Benelux 14%,
  • China 8%,
  • Netherlands,
  • US,
  • France,
  • Germany,
  • Italy,
  • Japan,
  • UK (1997)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

  • France 22%,
  • Italy 16%,
  • US 9%,
  • UK 6% (1997 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

  • France 28%,
  • Nigeria 20%,
  • US 6%,
  • Italy 5%,
  • Germany 4% (1997)

Djibouti

  • France,
  • Ethiopia,
  • Italy,
  • Saudi Arabia,
  • Thailand (1996)

Egypt

  • US,
  • EU,
  • Japan

Equatorial Guinea

  • Cameroon 40%,
  • Spain 18%,
  • France 14%,
  • US 8%

Eritrea

  • Ethiopia,
  • Saudi Arabia,
  • Italy,
  • United Arab Emirates (1996)

Swaziland now Eswatini

  • South Africa 96%,
  • Japan,
  • UK,
  • Singapore (FY95/96)

Ethiopia

  • Italy 11%,
  • US 11%,
  • Germany 7%,
  • Saudi Arabia 4% (1996 est.)

Gabon

  • France 38%,
  • US 8%,
  • Cameroon 5%,
  • Netherlands 4%,
  • Cote d'Ivoire,
  • Japan (1997)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

  • Cote d'Ivoire,
  • Hong Kong,
  • UK,
  • Germany,
  • Netherlands,
  • France,
  • Belgium (1997)

Ghana

  • UK,
  • Nigeria,
  • US,
  • Germany,
  • Japan,
  • Netherlands

Guinea

  • France,
  • Cote d'Ivoire,
  • US,
  • Belgium,
  • Hong Kong (1997)

Guinea-Bissau

  • Portugal 29.2%,
  • Thailand 8.4%,
  • Netherlands 8.4%,
  • US 7.5% (1996)

Kenya

  • UK 13.2%,
  • UAE 8.2%,
  • South Africa 7.6%,
  • Germany 7.4% (1996)

Lesotho

  • South African Customs Union 90%,
  • Asia 6%,
  • EU 2% (1995)

Liberia

  • South Korea,
  • Japan,
  • Italy,
  • Singapore (1997)

Libya

  • Italy,
  • Germany,
  • UK,
  • France,
  • Spain,
  • Turkey,
  • Tunisia,
  • Eastern Europe

Madagascar

  • France 31.0%,
  • Iran 9.1%,
  • South Africa 8.2%,
  • Japan 5.8%,
  • US 5.0% (1996)

Malawi

  • South Africa,
  • Zimbabwe,
  • Japan,
  • US,
  • UK,
  • Germany

Mali

  • Cote d'Ivoire 19%,
  • France 17%,
  • other franc zone and EU countries (1997)

Mauritania

  • France 30%,
  • Algeria 10%,
  • Spain 7%,
  • China 6%,
  • US 3%

Mauritius

  • South Africa 12.0%, France 11.1%, India 8.9%, UK 6.5%, Germany 4.7%, (1996)

Mayotte

  • France 66%,
  • Africa 14%,
  • Southeast Asia 20%

Morocco

  • EU 57%,
  • US 6.6%,
  • Saudi Arabia 5.3%,
  • Brazil 2.8% (1996 est.)

Mozambique

  • South Africa 55%,
  • Zimbabwe 7%,
  • Saudi Arabia 5%,
  • Portugal 4%,
  • US,
  • Japan,
  • India (1996 est.)

Namibia

  • South Africa 87%,
  • Germany,
  • US,
  • Japan (1995 est.)

Niger

  • France 17%,
  • Cote d'Ivoire 7%,
  • US 5%,
  • Belgium-Luxembourg 4%,
  • Nigeria (1996 est.)

Nigeria

  • US 14%,
  • UK 11%,
  • Germany 10%,
  • France 8%,
  • Netherlands 5% (1997 est.)

Reunion

  • France 67%,
  • Bahrain 4%,
  • Italy 3% (1994)

Rwanda

  • Italy,
  • Kenya,
  • Tanzania,
  • US,
  • Belgium-Luxembourg (1997)

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

UK, South Africa

Sao Tome and Principe

  • Portugal 26%,
  • France 18%,
  • Angola,
  • Belgium,
  • Japan (1997)

Senegal

  • France 36%,
  • other EU countries,
  • Nigeria,
  • Cameroon,
  • Cote d'Ivoire,
  • Algeria,
  • US,
  • China,
  • Japan (1996)

Seychelles

  • China,
  • Singapore,
  • South Africa,
  • UK (1993)

Sierra Leone

  • UK 16%,
  • US 9%,
  • Cote d'Ivoire 8%,
  • Belgium-Luxembourg 3% (1997)

Somalia

  • Kenya 28%,
  • Djibouti 21%,
  • Brazil 6%,
  • Pakistan (1996 est.)

South Africa

  • Germany,
  • US,
  • UK,
  • Japan (1997)

Sudan

  • Saudi Arabia 10%,
  • South Korea 7%,
  • Germany 6%,
  • Egypt 6% (1996)

Tanzania

  • South Africa 12.9%,
  • Kenya 9.6%,
  • UK 8.7%,
  • Saudi Arabia 6.6%,
  • Japan 4.9%,
  • China 4.6% (1997)

Togo

  • Ghana 19.1%,
  • France 10.8%,
  • China 8.2%,
  • Cameroon 6.8% (1996 est.)

Tunisia

  • EU countries 80%,
  • North African countries 5.5%,
  • Asia 5.5%,
  • US 5% (1996)

Uganda

  • Kenya 31%,
  • UK 12%,
  • Japan 6%,
  • India 6%,
  • South Africa 5% (1997)

Western Sahara

Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts

Zambia

  • South Africa 48%,
  • Saudi Arabia,
  • UK,
  • Zimbabwe (1997)

Zimbabwe

  • South Africa 37%,
  • UK 7%,
  • US 6%,
  • Japan 6% (1997 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

  • Denmark 7.5%,
  • Iceland 3.8%,
  • Japan 3.3%,
  • Norway 3.1%,
  • US 2.4%,
  • Germany 2.4%,
  • Sweden 1.8%

Iceland

  • EU 58% (Germany 12%, Norway 12%, UK 10%, Denmark 9%, Sweden 7%), US 9% (1997)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

  • FSU,
  • Pakistan,
  • Iran,
  • Japan,
  • Singapore,
  • India,
  • South Korea,
  • Germany

Armenia

  • Iran,
  • Russia,
  • Turkmenistan,
  • Georgia,
  • US,
  • EU

Azerbaijan

  • CIS,
  • European countries,
  • Turkey

Bangladesh

  • India 21%,
  • China 10%,
  • Western Europe 8%,
  • Hong Kong 7%,
  • Singapore 6% (FY95/96 est.)

Bhutan

  • India 77%,
  • Japan,
  • UK,
  • Germany,
  • US

China

  • Japan 20%,
  • US 12%,
  • Taiwan 12%,
  • South Korea 11%,
  • Germany,
  • Hong Kong,
  • Singapore,
  • Russia (1997)

Georgia

  • Russia,
  • Turkey,
  • Azerbaijan (1996);
  • note?EU and US send humanitarian food shipments

India

  • US 10%,
  • Belgium 7%,
  • UK 7%,
  • Germany 7%,
  • Saudi Arabia 6%,
  • Japan 6% (1997)

Japan

  • US 24%,
  • Southeast Asia 14%,
  • EU 14%,
  • China 13%

Kazakhstan

  • Russia,
  • Ukraine,
  • US,
  • Uzbekistan,
  • Turkey,
  • UK,
  • Germany,
  • South Korea (1997)

Korea, North now North Korea

  • China 33%,
  • Japan 17%,
  • Russia 5%,
  • South Korea 4%,
  • Germany 3% (1995)

Korea, South now South Korea

  • US 22%,
  • Japan 21%,
  • EU 13% (1995)

Kyrgyzstan

  • Turkey,
  • Cuba,
  • US,
  • Germany

Maldives

  • Singapore,
  • India,
  • Sri Lanka,
  • Hong Kong,
  • Japan,
  • Thailand

Mongolia

  • Russia 30.6%,
  • China 13.3%,
  • Japan 11.7%,
  • South Korea 7.5%,
  • US 6.9% (1998)

Nepal

  • India,
  • Singapore,
  • Japan,
  • Germany

Pakistan

  • EU,
  • Japan,
  • US,
  • China

Russia

Europe, North America, Japan, and less developed countries

Sri Lanka

  • India 10%,
  • Japan 9%,
  • South Korea 8%,
  • Hong Kong 7%,
  • Taiwan 7% (1997)

Tajikistan

  • FSU 55%,
  • Switzerland,
  • UK (1994)

Turkmenistan

  • FSU,
  • US,
  • Turkey,
  • Germany,
  • Cyprus (1996)

Uzbekistan

  • principally other FSU,
  • Czech Republic,
  • Western Europe

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

NA

Antigua and Barbuda

  • US 27%,
  • UK 16%,
  • Canada 4%,
  • OECS 3%,
  • other 50%

Aruba

  • US 55.5%,
  • Netherlands 12.3%,
  • Japan 3.5%

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

  • US 34.9%,
  • EU 24.3%,
  • Japan 15.5%,
  • Russia 6.3% (1997)

Barbados

  • US 40.5%,
  • Caricom 14.7%,
  • UK 8.4%,
  • Canada 5% (1996)

Belize

  • US 52%,
  • Mexico 13%,
  • UK 5% (1997)

British Virgin Islands

  • Virgin Islands (US),
  • Puerto Rico,
  • US

Cayman Islands

  • US,
  • Trinidad and Tobago,
  • UK,
  • Netherlands Antilles,
  • Japan

Costa Rica

  • US,
  • Japan,
  • Mexico,
  • Venezuela,
  • Guatemala,
  • Germany (1997)

Cuba

  • Spain 17%,
  • France 9%,
  • Canada 9% (1998 est.)

Dominica

  • US 41%,
  • Caricom 25%,
  • UK 13%,
  • Netherlands,
  • Canada

Dominican Republic

  • US 44%,
  • EU 16%,
  • Venezuela 11%,
  • Netherlands Antilles,
  • Mexico,
  • Japan (1995)

El Salvador

  • US,
  • Guatemala,
  • Mexico,
  • Panama,
  • Venezuela,
  • Japan

Grenada

  • US 31.2%,
  • Caricom 23.6%,
  • UK 13.8%,
  • Japan 7.1% (1991)

Guadeloupe

  • France 64%,
  • EU 13%,
  • Martinique 4%,
  • US,
  • Japan (1994)

Guatemala

  • US 44%,
  • Mexico 10%,
  • Venezuela 4.6%,
  • Japan,
  • Germany

Haiti

  • US 60%, EU 12% (1997)

Honduras

  • US 43%,
  • Guatemala 5%,
  • Japan 5%,
  • Germany 4%,
  • Mexico 3%,
  • El Salvador 3% (1995)

Jamaica

  • US 47.7%,
  • EU (excluding UK) 12.8%,
  • Caricom 10.2%,
  • Latin America 6.7%,
  • UK 3.7% (1997)

Martinique

  • France 62%,
  • UK,
  • Italy,
  • Germany,
  • Japan,
  • US (1991)

Montserrat

NA

Netherlands Antilles

  • Venezuela 34%,
  • US 16.4%,
  • Mexico 15.5%,
  • Netherlands 5%,
  • Italy 3.5%,
  • Brazil 2.8% (1996)

Nicaragua

  • Central America,
  • US,
  • Venezuela,
  • Japan

Panama

  • US 48%,
  • EU,
  • Central America and Caribbean,
  • Japan

Puerto Rico

  • US 62% (1997 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • US 42.4%,
  • Caricom nations 17.2%,
  • UK 11.3% (1995 est.)

Saint Lucia

  • US 36%,
  • Caricom countries 22%,
  • UK 11%,
  • Japan 5%,
  • Canada 4% (1995)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • US 36%,
  • Caricom countries 28%,
  • UK 13% (1995)

Trinidad and Tobago

  • US 52.2%,
  • Latin America 16.5%,
  • EU 13.8%,
  • Japan 3.6% (1997)

Turks and Caicos Islands

US, UK

Virgin Islands

US, Puerto Rico

Europe

43 entries

Albania

  • Italy,
  • Greece,
  • Bulgaria,
  • Turkey,
  • The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Andorra

  • France,
  • Spain,
  • US 4.2%

Austria

  • EU 68.9% (Germany 41.7%, Italy 8%),
  • Central and Eastern Europe 11% (Hungary 3.1%),
  • Asia 7.1% (Japan 2.2%),
  • US 5.4% (1997)

Belarus

  • Russia,
  • Ukraine,
  • Poland,
  • Germany

Belgium

  • EU 75% (Germany 22.1%), US 5% (1997)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

NA

Bulgaria

  • Russia 28%,
  • Germany 11%,
  • Italy,
  • Greece,
  • US (1997)

Croatia

  • Germany 21%,
  • Italy 19%,
  • Slovenia 10% (1994)

Czech Republic now Czechia

  • Germany 26.6%,
  • Slovakia 8.4%,
  • Italy 5.3%,
  • Austria 4.4%,
  • FSU 3.4%,
  • UK 3.4%,
  • Poland 3.2% (1997)

Denmark

  • Germany 21.7%,
  • Sweden 12.7%,
  • Netherlands 7.8%,
  • UK 7.6%,
  • France 5.6%,
  • Norway 5.2%,
  • US 5.0%,
  • Japan (1997)

Estonia

  • Finland,
  • Germany,
  • Russia,
  • Sweden,
  • Japan,
  • US (1997)

Faroe Islands

  • Denmark 34.5%,
  • Norway 15.9%,
  • UK 8.4% Germany 7.8%,
  • Sweden 5.8%,
  • US 1.5%

Finland

  • Germany 15%,
  • Sweden 12%,
  • UK 8%,
  • Russia 8%,
  • US 7%,
  • Japan 5% (1997)

France

  • Germany 17%,
  • Italy 10%,
  • US 9%,
  • Belgium-Luxembourg 8%,
  • UK 8%,
  • Spain 7%,
  • Netherlands 5%,
  • Japan 3%,
  • China 2.5% (1997)

Germany

  • EU 54.3% (France 10.5%, Netherlands 8.5%, Italy 7.8%, UK 7.0%, Belgium-Luxembourg 6.2%),
  • US 7.7%,
  • Japan 4.9% (1997)

Gibraltar

  • UK,
  • Spain,
  • Japan,
  • Netherlands

Greece

  • EU 61% (Italy 16%, Germany 16%, France 8%, UK 7%, Netherlands 5%) US 11% (1997)

Guernsey

UK (regarded as internal trade)

Hungary

  • Germany 26.7%,
  • Austria 10.5%,
  • Italy 9.5%,
  • Russia 7.4% (1997)

Ireland

  • EU 55% (UK 34%, Germany 6%, France 6%), US 15% (1997)

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

UK

Italy

  • Germany 18.0%,
  • France 13.2%,
  • UK 6.7%,
  • Netherlands 6.2%,
  • US 5.0%,
  • Belgium-Luxembourg 4.7% (1997)

Jersey

UK

Latvia

  • Russia 16%,
  • Germany 16%,
  • Finland 10%,
  • Sweden 8% (1997)

Liechtenstein

  • EU countries, Switzerland (1996)

Lithuania

  • Russia 24%,
  • Germany 19%,
  • Poland,
  • Denmark,
  • Finland (1997)

Luxembourg

  • Belgium 38%,
  • Germany 25%,
  • France 11%,
  • Netherlands 4%

Malta

  • Italy 20%,
  • France 16%,
  • UK 15%,
  • Germany 10%,
  • US 8% (1997)

Moldova

  • Russia 26%,
  • Ukraine 20%,
  • Belarus,
  • Romania,
  • Germany,
  • Italy (1997)

Netherlands

  • EU 61% (Germany 21%, Belgium-Luxembourg 11%, UK 10%),
  • US 9%,
  • Central and Eastern Europe (1997)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia

  • other former Yugoslav republics,
  • Germany,
  • Bulgaria,
  • Italy,
  • Austria

Norway

  • EU 68% (Sweden 16%, Germany 14%, UK 9%, Denmark 7%, Netherlands 4%),
  • US 6%,
  • Japan 4%(1997)

Poland

  • Germany 24.1%,
  • Italy 9.9%,
  • Russia 6.3%,
  • UK 5.5%,
  • US 4.5%,
  • France 5.9%

Portugal

  • EU 76% (Spain 24%, Germany 15%, France 11%, Italy 8%, UK 7%, Netherlands 5%),
  • US 3%,
  • Japan 2% (1997)

Romania

  • Germany 16%,
  • Italy 16%,
  • Russia 12%,
  • France 6% (1997)

Serbia and Montenegro

  • Germany,
  • Italy,
  • Russia

Slovakia

  • EU 50% (Germany 26%),
  • Czech Republic 18%,
  • Russia 10%,
  • Italy 6% (1998)

Slovenia

  • Germany 21%,
  • Italy 17%,
  • France 10%,
  • Austria 8%,
  • Croatia 5%,
  • Hungary,
  • US (1997)

Spain

  • EU 65% (France 17%, Germany 15%, Italy 9%, UK 8%, Benelux 7%),
  • US 6%,
  • Japan 3% (1997)

Sweden

  • EU 68% (Germany 19%, UK 10%, Denmark 8%, France 6%),
  • Norway 8%,
  • US 6% (1997)

Switzerland

EU 79% (Germany 32%, France 12%, Italy 10%, Netherlands 5%, UK 5%),, US 7%, Japan 3% (1997)

Ukraine

  • Russia,
  • Germany,
  • US,
  • Poland,
  • Italy (1998)

United Kingdom

EU countries 53% (Germany 14%, France 10%, Netherlands 7%, Ireland 5%), US 13% (1997)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

  • Saudi Arabia 45%,
  • US 10%,
  • UK 6%,
  • Japan 5%,
  • Germany 4% (1997)

Cyprus

Greek Cypriot area:
  • US 17.8%,
  • UK 11.9%,
  • Italy 9.7%,
  • Germany 7.5%,
  • Greece 7.6% (1997);
  • Turkish Cypriot area: Turkey 55.3%,
  • UK 13.8%,
  • other EU 11.6% (1997)

Gaza Strip

  • Israel,
  • Egypt,
  • West Bank

Iran

  • Germany,
  • Italy,
  • Japan,
  • UAE,
  • UK,
  • Belgium

Iraq

  • Russia,
  • France,
  • Jordan,
  • Australia,
  • China (1998)

Israel

  • US 19%,
  • Benelux 12%,
  • Germany 9%,
  • UK 8%,
  • Italy 7%,
  • Switzerland 6% (1997)

Jordan

  • EU,
  • Iraq,
  • US,
  • Japan,
  • Turkey,
  • Malaysia,
  • Syria,
  • China

Kuwait

  • US 22%,
  • Japan 15%,
  • UK 13%,
  • Germany 8%,
  • Italy 6% (1997)

Lebanon

  • Italy 13%,
  • US 9%,
  • France 9%,
  • Germany 8%,
  • Switzerland 7%,
  • Japan 4%,
  • UK 4%,
  • Syria 4% (1997)

Oman

  • UAE 23% (largely reexports),
  • Japan 16%,
  • UK 14%,
  • US 8%,
  • Germany 5% (1997)

Qatar

  • UK 25%,
  • France 13%,
  • Japan 10%,
  • US 9%,
  • Italy 6% (1997)

Saudi Arabia

  • US 23%,
  • UK 17%,
  • Japan 8%,
  • Germany 8%,
  • Italy 5% (1997 est.)

Syria

  • Ukraine 14%,
  • Italy 7%,
  • Germany 6%,
  • Turkey 5%,
  • France 4%,
  • South Korea 4%,
  • Japan 4%,
  • US 3% (1997 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

  • Germany 16%,
  • Italy 9%,
  • US 9%,
  • Russia 6%,
  • UK 6%,
  • France 2% (1997)

United Arab Emirates

  • US 9%,
  • Japan 9%,
  • UK 9%,
  • Germany 6%,
  • India 6% (1997)

West Bank

Israel, Jordan

Yemen

  • UAE 9%,
  • Saudi Arabia 8%,
  • US 7%,
  • France 6%,
  • Brazil 5% (1997)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

  • US 73%,
  • UK 5%,
  • Canada 4% (1996 est.)

Canada

  • US 76%,
  • Japan 3%,
  • UK,
  • Germany,
  • France,
  • Mexico,
  • Taiwan,
  • South Korea (1997)

Mexico

  • US 74.2%,
  • Japan 3.7%,
  • Germany 3.7%,
  • Canada 1.8%,
  • South Korea 1.5%,
  • Italy 1.3%,
  • France 1.2% (1998 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

  • Canada,
  • France,
  • US,
  • Netherlands,
  • UK

United States

  • Canada,
  • 19%,
  • Western Europe 18%,
  • Japan 14%,
  • Mexico 10%,
  • China 7% (1997)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

  • US 62%,
  • Japan 9%,
  • NZ 7%,
  • Australia 11%,
  • Fiji 4%,
  • other 7%

Australia

  • EU 25%,
  • US 23%,
  • Japan 13%,
  • China,
  • NZ (1997)

Cook Islands

  • NZ 49%,
  • Italy,
  • Australia (1993)

Fiji

  • Australia 44%,
  • NZ 15%,
  • US 9%,
  • Japan 5%,
  • Singapore 5% (1996)

French Polynesia

  • France 44.7%, US 13.9% (1994)

Guam

  • US 23%,
  • Japan 19%,
  • other 58%

Kiribati

  • Australia 46%,
  • Fiji,
  • Japan,
  • NZ,
  • US (1996)

Marshall Islands

  • US,
  • Japan,
  • Australia,
  • NZ

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

  • US,
  • Japan,
  • Australia

Nauru

  • Australia,
  • UK,
  • NZ,
  • Japan

New Caledonia

  • France 45%,
  • Australia 18%,
  • Singapore 7%,
  • New Zealand 6%,
  • Japan 4% (1996 est.)

New Zealand

  • Australia 27%,
  • US 19%,
  • Japan 12%,
  • UK 6% (1997)

Niue

  • NZ 59%,
  • Fiji 20%,
  • Japan 13%,
  • Samoa,
  • Australia,
  • US

Norfolk Island

  • Australia,
  • other Pacific island countries,
  • NZ,
  • Asia,
  • Europe

Northern Mariana Islands

US, Japan

Palau

US

Papua New Guinea

  • Australia,
  • Singapore,
  • Japan,
  • US,
  • New Zealand,
  • Malaysia

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

  • Australia 33%,
  • New Zealand 25%,
  • Japan 15%,
  • Fiji 8%,
  • US 8% (1996)

Solomon Islands

  • Australia 42%,
  • Japan 10%,
  • Singapore 9%,
  • NZ 8%,
  • US 5% (1996)

Tokelau

NZ

Tonga

  • NZ 34%,
  • Australia 16%,
  • US 10%,
  • UK 8%,
  • Japan 6% (1996 est.)

Tuvalu

  • Fiji,
  • Australia,
  • NZ

Vanuatu

  • Japan 47%,
  • Australia 23%,
  • Singapore 8%,
  • New Zealand 6%,
  • France 3%,
  • Fiji (1996 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

  • France,
  • Australia,
  • New Zealand

South America

14 entries

Argentina

  • Brazil 23%,
  • US 20%,
  • Italy 6%,
  • Germany 5%,
  • France 5% (1997)

Bolivia

  • US 20%,
  • Japan 13%,
  • Brazil 12,
  • Chile 7.5% (1996)

Brazil

  • EU 26%,
  • US 22%,
  • Argentina 13%,
  • Japan 5% (1996)

Chile

  • EU 18%,
  • US 25%,
  • Asia 16%,
  • Latin America 26% (1995 est.)

Colombia

  • US 42%,
  • EU 23%,
  • Andean Community 14%,
  • Japan 4% (1997)

Ecuador

  • US 32%,
  • EU 19%,
  • Latin America 35%,
  • Asia 11%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

  • UK,
  • Netherlands Antilles,
  • Japan (1992)

French Guiana

  • France 62%,
  • Germany 4%,
  • Belgium-Luxembourg 4%,
  • US 2% (1994)

Guyana

  • US 27.6%,
  • Trinidad and Tobago 17.7%,
  • Netherlands Antilles 12.1%,
  • UK 10.7%,
  • Japan 4.2% (1996)

Paraguay

  • Brazil 29%,
  • US 22%,
  • Argentina 14%,
  • Hong Kong 9% (1995)

Peru

  • US 31%,
  • Colombia 7%,
  • Chile 6%,
  • Venezuela 6%,
  • UK 6% (1996)

Suriname

  • US 48%,
  • Netherlands 21.2%,
  • UK 5.1%,
  • Japan 4% (1997)

Uruguay

  • Brazil,
  • Argentina,
  • US,
  • Italy,
  • Germany,
  • France,
  • Spain

Venezuela

  • US 53%,
  • Japan,
  • Colombia,
  • Italy,
  • Germany (1997)

Southeast Asia

15 entries

Brunei

  • Singapore 29%,
  • UK 19%,
  • US 13%,
  • Malaysia 9%,
  • Japan 5% (1994 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

  • Singapore 30%,
  • Japan 17%,
  • China 10%,
  • Thailand 10%,
  • Malaysia 7% (1997)

Cambodia

  • Singapore,
  • Vietnam,
  • Japan,
  • Australia,
  • Hong Kong,
  • Indonesia,
  • Thailand

Christmas Island

principally Australia

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Australia

Hong Kong

  • China 38%,
  • Japan 14%,
  • Taiwan 8%,
  • US 8%,
  • Singapore 5% (1997)

Indonesia

  • Japan 20%,
  • US 13%,
  • Germany 9%,
  • Singapore 9%,
  • Australia 6.4%,
  • South Korea 5.4%,
  • Taiwan 3.4%,
  • China 3.1% (1998 est.)

Laos

  • Thailand,
  • Japan,
  • Vietnam,
  • China,
  • Singapore

Macau

  • China 29%,
  • Hong Kong 25%,
  • EU 12.4%,
  • Japan 9% (1997)

Malaysia

  • Japan 27%,
  • US 16%,
  • Singapore 12%,
  • Taiwan 5%,
  • Germany 4%,
  • South Korea 4% (1995)

Philippines

  • Japan 21%,
  • US 20%,
  • ASEAN 12%,
  • EU 10%,
  • Taiwan 5%,
  • Hong Kong 4%,
  • Saudi Arabia 4% (1997 est.)

Singapore

  • Japan 21%,
  • Malaysia 15%,
  • US 15%,
  • Thailand 5%,
  • Taiwan 4%,
  • South Korea 4% (1995)

Taiwan

  • Japan 25.4%,
  • US 20.3%,
  • Europe 18.9%,
  • Hong Kong 1.7% (1997)

Thailand

  • Japan 25.6%,
  • US 13.9%,
  • Singapore 5%,
  • Taiwan 4.6%,
  • Germany 4.5%,
  • Malaysia 4.1% (1997)

Vietnam

  • Singapore,
  • South Korea,
  • Japan,
  • France,
  • Hong Kong,
  • Taiwan

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

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