Imports In 36 editions of 36.

total value:

$5.1 trillion (c.i.f., 1997 est.)

commodities:

the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services

partners:

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

total value:

$10 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$1.7 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

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

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 27%,
• Thailand 9%,
• China,
• Hong Kong

total value:

$1.6 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 74%,
• Europe 8%,
• Zimbabwe 6%

total value:

$500 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.)

commodities:

• machinery,
• food products,
• petroleum

partners:

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

total value:

$127 million (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

• capital goods 26%,
• petroleum products,
• foodstuffs,
• consumer goods

partners:

• EU 47%,
• Asia 25%,
• US 6%

total value:

$237 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Portugal 41%,
• Netherlands,
• France,
• Spain,
• US

total value:

$1.5 billion (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• EU (France 40%),
• African countries,
• US 7%

total value:

$174 million (f.o.b., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 37%,
• other EU countries,
• Japan 24%,
• Algeria,
• Cameroon,
• Namibia

total value:

$301 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 34%,
• Cameroon 24%,
• Nigeria 7%,
• US 6%

total value:

$70 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 60%,
• South Africa 10%,
• Kenya 5%,
• Singapore 4%

total value:

$1.1 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$670 million (f.o.b. 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 31.2%,
• Netherlands 24.6%,
• Italy 11.4%,
• US 6.9% (1995 est.)

total value:

$3.2 billion (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 32%,
• Nigeria 20%,
• US 6%,
• Ghana,
• Germany,
• Italy

total value:

$200.5 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$15.5 billion (c.i.f., FY96/97 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US,
• EU,
• Japan

total value:

$248 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$499 million (1996 est.)

commodities:

• processed goods,
• machinery,
• petroleum products

partners:

• Ethiopia,
• Saudi Arabia,
• Italy,
• United Arab Emirates

total value:

$1.1 billion (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

• motor vehicles,
• machinery,
• transport equipment,
• foodstuffs,
• petroleum products,
• chemicals (1995)

partners:

• South Africa 88%,
• Japan,
• UK,
• US (FY94/95)

total value:

$1.23 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Saudi Arabia 15%,
• Italy 11%,
• US 12.3%,
• Germany 8% (1994)

total value:

$969 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 39%,
• Cote d'Ivoire 13%,
• US 6%,
• Netherlands 5%,
• Japan

total value:

$140 million (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• China,
• Cote d'Ivoire,
• Hong Kong,
• UK,
• Germany

total value:

$1.84 billion (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$809 million (1995 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

France 35%

Cote d'Ivoire 31%

US 14%

Belgium-Luxembourg 10%

Hong Kong 10%

• France 35%,
• Cote d'Ivoire 31%,
• US 14%,
• Belgium-Luxembourg 10%,
• Hong Kong 10% (1995)

total value:

$63 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Thailand 27%,
• Portugal 23%,
• Japan 6%,
• Cote d'Ivoire 7% (1995)

total value:

$2.9 billion (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• UK 21.3%,
• UAE 18%,
• Japan 14%,
• Germany,
• US

total value:

$1.1 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

• corn,
• clothing,
• building materials,
• vehicles,
• machinery,
• medicines,
• petroleum products (1993)

partners:

South African Customs Union 90%

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

total value:

$5.8 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$6.2 billion (f.o.b., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$612 million (f.o.b., 1996 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% (1995 est.)

partners:

• France 40%,
• Japan,
• Hong Kong,
• Singapore,
• US (1995)

total value:

$475 million (f.o.b., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$797 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

mostly franc zone and Western Europe

total value:

$457 million (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$2.2 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 20%,
• India 8%,
• Hong Kong 7%,
• UK 6%,
• Germany 5% (1995)

total value:

$131.5 million (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

France 66%

Africa 14%

Southeast Asia 20%

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

total value:

$9.7 billion (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

semiprocessed goods 26%

capital goods 25%

food and beverages 18%

fuel and lubricants 15%

consumer goods 12%

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

partners:

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

total value:

$802 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• South Africa 38%,
• US,
• Japan,
• Portugal,
• France

total value:

$1.55 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• South Africa 85%,
• Germany,
• US,
• Japan (1994 est.)

total value:

$374 million (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 24%,
• Nigeria 19%,
• Cote d'Ivoire,
• China,
• Belgium-Luxembourg

total value:

$8 billion (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• EU 50%,
• US 12%,
• Japan 7%

total value:

$2.354 billion (c.i.f., 1994)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$202.4 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

• foodstuffs 35%,
• machines and equipment,
• capital goods,
• steel,
• petroleum products,
• cement and construction material (1995)

partners:

• US,
• EU,
• Kenya,
• Tanzania

total value:

$14.434 million (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

UK, South Africa

total value:

$19.6 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Portugal 32.2%,
• France 16.8%,
• Belgium 6.6%,
• Japan,
• Angola

total value:

$1.4 billion (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• France 30%,
• other EU countries,
• Nigeria,
• Cameroon,
• Cote d'Ivoire,
• Algeria,
• China,
• Japan

total value:

$238 million (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$211 million (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Cote d'Ivoire,
• EU countries,
• India

total value:

$269 million (1994 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Kenya 24%,
• Djibouti 18%,
• Pakistan 6% (1995 est.)

total value:

$28 billion (f.o.b., 1997)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$1.5 billion (1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

• consumer goods,
• machinery and transportation equipment,
• crude oil

partners:

• EU,
• Kenya,
• Japan,
• China,
• India (1995)

total value:

$404 million (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Ghana 17.1%,
• China 13.3%,
• France 12.5%,
• Cameroon 6.0% (1995 est.)

total value:

$7.4 billion (c.i.f., 1997 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

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)

$NA

commodities:

fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs

partners:

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

total value:

$990 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

• machinery,
• transportation equipment,
• foodstuffs,
• fuels,
• petroleum products,
• electricity,
• miscellaneous manufactured goods

partners:

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

total value:

$2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

commodities:

• machinery and transportation equipment 41%,
• other manufactures 24%,
• chemicals 13%,
• fuels 10% (1996 est.)

partners:

• South Africa 38%,
• UK 9%,
• US 5%,
• Japan 5% (1996 est.)

total value:

$421 million (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$2 billion (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Germany 11%,
• Norway 10%,
• UK 10%,
• Denmark 9%,
• US 8%,
• Sweden 7% (1995)

total value:

$150 million (1996 est.)

commodities:

food and petroleum products; most consumer goods

partners:

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

total value:

$727 million (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$1.3 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• CIS,
• European countries,
• Turkey

total value:

$6.9 billion (1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$104.1 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$142.4 billion (c.i.f., 1997)

commodities:

• mechanical appliances,
• electrical machinery,
• mineral fuels,
• plastics,
• iron and steel,
• fabrics,
• cotton and yarn (1997)

partners:

• Japan,
• Taiwan,
• US,
• South Korea,
• Hong Kong,
• Germany,
• Singapore (1997)

total value:

$733 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$39.7 billion (c.i.f., 1997)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$339 billion (c.i.f., 1997)

commodities:

manufactures 54%

foodstuffs and raw materials 28%

fossil fuels 16%

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

partners:

• US 22%,
• Southeast Asia 15%,
• EU 14%,
• China 12%

total value:

$6 billion (1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Russia,
• Ukraine,
• Uzbekistan,
• Turkey,
• Germany

total value:

$1.95 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$150.2 billion (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$890 million (1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• Turkey,
• Cuba,
• US,
• Germany

total value:

$302 million (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$443.4 million (f.o.b., 1997 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

Russia 34%, China 15% (1996)

total value:

$1.6 billion (c.i.f., 1997 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• India,
• Singapore,
• Japan,
• Germany

total value:

$11.4 billion (FY96/97)

commodities:

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

partners:

• EU,
• Japan,
• US,
• China

total value:

$66.9 billion (1997)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$5.4 billion (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

• machinery and equipment,
• textiles,
• transport equipment,
• petroleum,
• building materials,
• sugar,
• wheat (1996)

partners:

• India 10.4%,
• Japan 9.1%,
• South Korea 6.5%,
• Hong Kong 6.5%,
• Taiwan 5.3% (1996)

total value:

$657 million (1996 est.)

commodities:

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

partners:

• FSU 55%,
• Switzerland,
• UK (1994)

total value:

$1.5 billion from states outside the FSU (1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$4.7 billion (1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$52.7 million (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

NA

partners:

NA

total value:

$350.8 million (f.o.b., 1996 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%

total value:

$2 billion (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

US 8%, EU

total value:

$1.26 billion (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US 29%,
• Finland 10%,
• Iran 10%,
• Denmark 8%

total value:

$763 million (c.i.f., 1995)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US 37%,
• Trinidad and Tobago 11%,
• UK 10%,
• Japan 7%

total value:

$262 million (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

• US 55%,
• Mexico 12%,
• UK 5% (1997)

total value:

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

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$333 million (c.i.f., 1995 est.)

commodities:

foodstuffs, manufactured goods

partners:

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

total value:

$3.4 billion (c.i.f., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$3.2 billion (c.i.f., 1997 est.)

commodities:

• petroleum,
• food,
• machinery,
• chemicals

partners:

• Spain 14%,
• Russia 12%,
• Mexico 9% (1997 est.)

total value:

$98.1 million (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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

total value:

$3.7 billion (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

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

partners:

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