Imports In 36 editions of 36.

$4.4 trillion (c.i.f., 1995 est.)

commodities:

the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services

partners:

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

$10.6 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.)

commodities:

• capital goods 39.7%,
• food and beverages 21.7%,
• consumer goods 11.8% (1990)

partners:

• France 29%,
• Italy 14%,
• Spain 9%,
• US 9%,
• Germany 7%

$1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1992 est.)

commodities:

• capital equipment (machinery and electrical equipment),
• food,
• vehicles and spare parts,
• textiles and clothing,
• medicines,
• substantial military deliveries

partners:

• Portugal,
• Brazil,
• US,
• France,
• Spain

$439 million (c.i.f., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 24%,
• Thailand 12%,
• Netherlands 7%,
• US 5%,
• China,
• Hong Kong

$1.8 billion (c.i.f., 1992)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Switzerland,
• Southern African Customs Union (SACU),
• UK,
• US

$636 million (f.o.b., 1993)

commodities:

• machinery,
• food products,
• petroleum

partners:

• EC,
• Africa,
• Japan

$203 million (c.i.f., 1993)

commodities:

• capital goods 31%,
• petroleum products 15%,
• foodstuffs,
• consumer goods

partners:

• EC 45%,
• Asia 29%,
• US 2%

$173 million (f.o.b., 1992 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Portugal,
• Netherlands,
• Germany,
• Spain,
• Brazil,
• France,
• Cote d'Ivoire

$810 million (f.o.b., 1994)

commodities:

• machines and electrical equipment,
• food,
• consumer goods,
• transport equipment,
• petroleum products

partners:

• EU (France 38%, Germany),
• African countries,
• Japan 5%,
• US 5%

$215 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France,
• other EC countries,
• Japan,
• Algeria,
• Cameroon,
• Namibia

$201 million (f.o.b., 1993)

commodities:

• machinery and transportation equipment 39%, industrial goods 20%, petroleum products 13%, foodstuffs 9%;
• textiles;
• note - excludes military equipment

partners:

• US,
• France,
• Nigeria,
• Cameroon,
• Italy,
• Germany

$40.9 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)

commodities:

• rice and other foodstuffs,
• petroleum products,
• cement,
• consumer goods

partners:

• France 34%,
• South Africa 14%,
• Kenya 8%,
• Japan 4% (1992)

$382 million (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

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

partners:

• South Africa,
• US,
• Belgium,
• France,
• Germany,
• Italy,
• Japan,
• UK

$600 million (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France,
• Italy,
• other EU countries,
• US,
• Japan,
• Thailand

$1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

• food,
• capital goods,
• consumer goods,
• fuel

partners:

• France,
• Nigeria,
• Japan,
• Netherlands,
• US,
• Italy

$384 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

• foods,
• beverages,
• transport equipment,
• chemicals,
• petroleum products

partners:

• France,
• UK,
• Saudi Arabia,
• Bahrain,
• South Korea

$15.2 billion (c.i.f., FY94/95 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US,
• EU,
• Japan

$60 million (f.o.b., 1993)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Cameroon,
• Spain,
• France,
• US,
• Italy,
• Netherlands

$420 million (1995 est.)

commodities:

• processed goods,
• machinery,
• petroleum products

partners:

NA

$827 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

• motor vehicles,
• machinery,
• transport equipment,
• petroleum products,
• foodstuffs,
• chemicals

partners:

• South Africa 90%,
• Switzerland,
• UK 2.6%

$972 million (c.i.f., 1994 est.)

commodities:

• capital goods,
• consumer goods,
• fuel

partners:

• US,
• Germany,
• Italy,
• Saudi Arabia,
• Japan

$800 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

• foodstuffs,
• chemical products,
• petroleum products,
• construction materials,
• manufactures,
• machinery

partners:

• France 35%,
• African countries,
• US,
• Japan,
• Netherlands (1994)

$209 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

Europe 57%

Asia 25%

USSR and Eastern Europe 9%

• Europe 57%,
• Asia 25%,
• USSR and Eastern Europe 9%,
• US 6%,
• other 3% (1989)

$1.7 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• UK,
• US,
• Germany,
• Japan,
• Netherlands (1995)

$688 million (1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 26%,
• Cote d'Ivoire 12%,
• Hong Kong 6%,
• Germany 6%

$63 million (f.o.b., 1994)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Portugal,
• Netherlands,
• China,
• Germany,
• Senegal

$2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1994)

commodities:

• machinery and transportation equipment 29%,
• petroleum and petroleum products 15%,
• iron and steel 7%,
• raw materials,
• food and consumer goods (1989)

partners:

• EC 46%,
• Asia 23%,
• Middle East 20%,
• US 5% (1991)

$1 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.)

commodities:

• mainly corn,
• building materials,
• clothing,
• vehicles,
• machinery,
• medicines,
• petroleum products

partners:

South Africa 83%

Asia 12%

• South Africa 83%,
• Asia 12%,
• EC 3% (1993)

NA (c.i.f., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US,
• EC,
• Japan,
• China,
• Netherlands,
• ECOWAS,
• South Korea

$6.9 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

$510 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)

commodities:

intermediate manufactures 30%

capital goods 28%

petroleum 15%

consumer goods 14%

food 13%

• intermediate manufactures 30%,
• capital goods 28%,
• petroleum 15%,
• consumer goods 14%,
• food 13%

partners:

• France,
• Germany,
• Japan,
• UK,
• Italy,
• Netherlands

$240 million (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

$842 million (f.o.b., 1993)

commodities:

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

partners:

mostly franc zone and Western Europe

$355 million (c.i.f., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Algeria 15%,
• China 6%,
• US 3%,
• France,
• Germany,
• Spain,
• Italy

$1.9 billion (f.o.b., 1994)

commodities:

• manufactured goods 50%,
• capital equipment 17%,
• foodstuffs 13%,
• petroleum products 8%,
• chemicals 7%

partners:

• EU,
• US,
• South Africa,
• Japan

$87.5 million (f.o.b., 1992)

commodities:

• building materials,
• transportation equipment,
• rice,
• clothing,
• flour

partners:

• France 63%,
• South Africa 11%,
• Thailand 9%,
• Singapore

$7.2 billion (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

capital goods 24%

semiprocessed goods 22%

raw materials 16%

fuel and lubricants 16%

food and beverages 13%

consumer goods 9%

• capital goods 24%,
• semiprocessed goods 22%,
• raw materials 16%,
• fuel and lubricants 16%,
• food and beverages 13%,
• consumer goods 9%

partners:

• EC 59%,
• US 8%,
• Saudi Arabia 5%,
• UAE 3%,
• Russia 2% (1993)

$1.14 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.)

commodities:

• food,
• clothing,
• farm equipment,
• petroleum

partners:

• South Africa,
• UK,
• France,
• Japan,
• Portugal

$1.2 billion (f.o.b., 1993)

commodities:

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

partners:

• South Africa,
• Germany,
• US,
• Japan

$234 million (c.i.f., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 23%,
• Cote d'Ivoire,
• Germany,
• Italy,
• Japan

$7.5 billion (c.i.f., 1993)

commodities:

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

partners:

• EC 50%,
• US 13%,
• Japan 7%

$2.08 billion (c.i.f., 1993)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France,
• Mauritius,
• Bahrain,
• South Africa,
• Italy,
• Madagascar

$37 million (1994 est.)

commodities:

• textiles,
• foodstuffs,
• machines and equipment,
• capital goods,
• steel,
• petroleum products,
• cement and construction material

partners:

• US,
• Belgium,
• Germany,
• Kenya,
• Japan

$9.8 million (c.i.f., FY92/93)

commodities:

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

partners:

UK, South Africa

$23.8 million (c.i.f., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France,
• Belgium,
• Japan,
• Angola,
• Italy,
• US

$1.1 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France,
• other EU countries,
• Nigeria,
• Cote d'Ivoire,
• Algeria,
• China,
• Japan

$261 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Singapore 16%,
• Bahrain 16%,
• South Africa,
• 14%,
• UK 13% (1992)

$150 million (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

foodstuffs 38%

machinery and equipment 44%

fuels and lubricants 18%

• foodstuffs 38%,
• machinery and equipment 44%,
• fuels and lubricants 18% (1989)

partners:

• US,
• EU countries,
• Japan,
• China,
• Nigeria

$249 million (1990 est.)

commodities:

• petroleum products,
• foodstuffs,
• construction materials

partners:

• US 13%,
• Italy,
• FRG,
• Kenya,
• UK,
• Saudi Arabia (1986)

$27 billion (f.o.b., 1995)

commodities:

• machinery 32%,
• transport equipment 15%,
• chemicals 11%,
• oil,
• textiles,
• scientific instruments (1994)

partners:

• Germany,
• US,
• Japan,
• UK,
• Italy

$1.1 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• EU 31%,
• Libya 19%,
• Egypt 5%,
• Saudi Arabia 5%,
• US 5% (1993)

$1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

• manufactured goods,
• machinery and transportation equipment,
• cotton piece goods,
• crude oil,
• foodstuffs

partners:

• Germany,
• UK,
• US,
• Japan,
• Italy,
• Denmark

$212 million (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

• machinery and equipment,
• consumer goods,
• food,
• chemical products

partners:

• EC 57%,
• Africa 17%,
• US 5%,
• Japan 4% (1990)

$6.6 billion (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

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

partners:

• EU countries 70%,
• US 5%,
• Middle East 2%,
• Japan 2%,
• Switzerland 1%,
• Algeria 1%

$870 million (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

• petroleum products,
• machinery,
• cotton piece goods,
• metals,
• transportation equipment,
• food

partners:

• Kenya 25%,
• UK 14%,
• Italy 13%

$NA

commodities:

fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs

partners:

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

$845 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

• machinery,
• transportation equipment,
• foodstuffs,
• fuels,
• manufactures

partners:

• EU countries,
• Japan,
• Saudi Arabia,
• South Africa,
• US

$1.8 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.)

commodities:

• machinery and transportation equipment 41%,
• other manufactures 23%,
• chemicals 16%,
• fuels 12% (1991)

partners:

• South Africa 25%,
• UK 15%,
• Germany 9%,
• US 6%,
• Japan 5% (1991)

$369.6 million (c.i.f., 1993 est.)

commodities:

• manufactured goods 28%,
• machinery and transport equipment 24%,
• food and live animals 12.4%,
• petroleum products 12%

partners:

• Denmark 65%,
• Norway 8.8%,
• US 4.6%,
• Germany 3.8%,
• Japan 3.8%,
• Sweden 2.4%

$1.5 billion (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

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

partners:

• EC 53% (Germany 14%, Denmark 10%, UK 9%),
• Norway 14%,
• US 9% (1992)

$616.4 million (c.i.f., 1991)

commodities:

food and petroleum products; most consumer goods

partners:

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

$661 million (c.i.f., 1995) commodities: grain, other foods, fuel, other energy partners: Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, Georgia, US, EU

$681.5 million (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

European countries

$4.7 billion (1995 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Hong Kong 7.5%,
• Singapore 7.4%,
• China 7.4%,
• Japan 7.1% (FY91/92 est.)

$113.6 million (c.i.f., FY94/95 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

$132.1 billion (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

• industrial machinery,
• textiles,
• plastics,
• telecommunications equipment,
• steel bars,
• aircraft (1994)

partners:

• Japan,
• Taiwan,
• US,
• Hong Kong,
• South Korea,
• Germany (1994)

$250 million (f.o.b., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Russia,
• Azerbaijan,
• Turkey;
• note - EU and US send humanitarian food shipments

$33.5 billion (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US,
• Germany,
• Saudi Arabia,
• UK,
• Belgium,
• Japan

$336.09 billion (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

manufactures 52%

fossil fuels 20%

foodstuffs and raw materials 28%

• manufactures 52%,
• fossil fuels 20%,
• foodstuffs and raw materials 28%

partners:

• Southeast Asia 25%,
• US 22%,
• Western Europe 16%,
• China 11%

$3.9 billion (1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

Russia and other former Soviet republics, China

$1.27 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• China,
• Japan,
• Hong Kong,
• Germany,
• Russia,
• Singapore

$135.1 billion (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Japan 24%,
• US 22%,
• EU 13%

$439 million (1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, China, and UK

$195.1 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

$223 million (f.o.b., 1994)

commodities:

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

partners:

• USSR 75%,
• Austria 5%,
• China 5% (1991)

$1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• India,
• Singapore,
• Japan,
• Germany

$10.7 billion (1995 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Japan,
• US,
• Germany,
• UK,
• Saudi Arabia,
• Malaysia,
• South Korea

$57.9 billion (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Europe,
• North America,
• Japan,
• Third World countries,
• Cuba

$4.8 billion (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

• textiles and textile materials,
• machinery and equipment,
• transport equipment,
• food,
• petroleum,
• building materials

partners:

• Japan,
• India,
• UK,
• Hong Kong,
• South Korea,
• Taiwan,
• Singapore,
• China (1994)

$690 million (1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Russia,
• Uzbekistan,
• Kazakstan

• $777 million from states outside the FSU (1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Russia,
• Azerbaijan,
• Uzbekistan,
• Kazakstan,
• Turkey

$2.9 billion (1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

principally other FSU countries, Czech Republic

$33.5 million (f.o.b., 1992)

commodities:

NA

partners:

NA

$443.8 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

US 27%

UK 16%

other 50%

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

$1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1994)

commodities:

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

partners:

US 8%, EU

$1.08 billion (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

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

partners:

US 55%

Japan 17%

Nigeria 12%

• US 55%,
• Japan 17%,
• Nigeria 12%,
• Denmark 7%,
• Norway 6%

$693 million (c.i.f., 1995 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US 36%,
• UK 11%,
• Trinidad and Tobago 11%,
• Japan 3%

$281 million (c.i.f., 1993)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US 53%,
• UK,
• other EC,
• Mexico (1994)

$11.5 million (c.i.f., 1988)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

$312 million (c.i.f., 1993 est.)

commodities:

foodstuffs, manufactured goods

partners:

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

$3 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.)

commodities:

• raw materials,
• consumer goods,
• capital equipment,
• petroleum

partners:

• US,
• Japan,
• Mexico,
• Guatemala,
• Venezuela,
• Germany

$2.4 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.)

commodities:

• petroleum,
• food,
• machinery,
• chemicals

partners:

Spain 15%, Mexico 15%, Russia 10%, (1995 est.)

$98.8 million (f.o.b., 1993)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US 25%,
• Caricom,
• UK,
• Japan,
• Canada

$2.867 billion (f.o.b., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

US 60% (1993)

$3.3 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.)

commodities:

• raw materials,
• consumer goods,
• capital goods

partners:

• US,
• Guatemala,
• Mexico,
• Venezuela,
• Germany

$162.2 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

$1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1993)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 60%,
• EC,
• US,
• Japan (1991)

$2.85 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

$537 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.)

commodities:

• machines and manufactures 34%,
• food and beverages 22%,
• petroleum products 14%,
• chemicals 10%,
• fats and oils 9%

partners:

• US 51%,
• Europe 16%,
• Latin America 18% (1993)

$1.1 billion (c.i.f. 1994)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US 50%,
• Mexico 8%,
• Guatemala 6%