The CIA World Factbook Edition 2009 Economy

Imports In 36 editions of 36.

Imports was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2009 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2009 edition: 235
the first edition with it: 1990
the latest edition with it: 2025

Published as “Imports” (1990 to 2025).

the entry has the field in that editionnot in that editionthe open editionEach entry below ends in its editions with Imports, 1990 to 2025. Point at a year above to follow it down; choose one in a row to read that edition’s text there.

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World

1 entry

World

$15.97 trillion (2008 est.)

$13.74 trillion (2007 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

$39.16 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 54
$26.4 billion (2007 est.)

Angola

$17.08 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 75
$13.66 billion (2007 est.)

Benin

$1.843 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 154
$1.194 billion (2007 est.)

Botswana

$4.486 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 122
$3.447 billion (2007 est.)

Burkina Faso

$1.343 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 164
$1.221 billion (2007 est.)

Burundi

$350 million (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 188
$257.6 million (2007 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

$864 million (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 174
$743.6 million (2007 est.)

Cameroon

$4.303 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 124
$4.05 billion (2007 est.)

Central African Republic

$237.3 million (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 197

Chad

$1.927 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 150
$1.541 billion (2007 est.)

Comoros

$143 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 203

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

$5.2 billion (2007)

country comparison to the world: 113
$2.263 billion (2006)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

$3.105 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 139
$2.858 billion (2007 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

$6.76 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 106
$5.932 billion (2007 est.)

Djibouti

$1.555 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 159

Egypt

$56.62 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 49
$44.95 billion (2007 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

$3.114 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 138
$2.365 billion (2007 est.)

Eritrea

$601 million (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 183
$580 million (2007 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

$1.855 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 153
$1.926 billion (2007 est.)

Ethiopia

$7.206 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 101
$5.156 billion (2007 est.)

Gabon

$2.577 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 143
$2.2 billion (2007 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

$299 million (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 194
$262.9 million (2007 est.)

Ghana

$10.26 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 93
$8.066 billion (2007 est.)

Guinea

$1.389 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 162
$1.218 billion (2007 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

$200 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 200

Kenya

$10.69 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 90
$8.381 billion (2007 est.)

Lesotho

$1.88 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 152
$1.604 billion (2007 est.)

Liberia

$7.143 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 103

Libya

$26.55 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 67
$17.7 billion (2007 est.)

Madagascar

$2.419 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 144
$1.944 billion (2007 est.)

Malawi

$1.587 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 157
$1.323 billion (2007 est.)

Mali

$2.358 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 146

Mauritania

$1.475 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 161

Mauritius

$4.399 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 123
$3.656 billion (2007 est.)

Mayotte

$341 million (2005)

country comparison to the world: 190

Morocco

$39.35 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 53
$29.32 billion (2007 est.)

Mozambique

$3.458 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 133
$2.811 billion (2007 est.)

Namibia

$3.849 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 127
$3.102 billion (2007 est.)

Niger

$800 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 176

Nigeria

$46.3 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 52
$38.8 billion (2007 est.)

Rwanda

$834 million (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 175
$637 million (2007 est.)

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

$45 million (2004 est.)

country comparison to the world: 214

Sao Tome and Principe

$87 million (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 208
$65 million (2007 est.)

Senegal

$4.263 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 125
$3.732 billion (2007 est.)

Seychelles

$1.018 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 171
$804 million (2007 est.)

Sierra Leone

$560 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 185

Somalia

$798 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 177

South Africa

$90.57 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 36
$81.66 billion (2007 est.)

Sudan

$8.229 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 99
$7.722 billion (2007 est.)

Tanzania

$7.08 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 104
$4.861 billion (2007 est.)

Togo

$1.541 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 160
$1.264 billion (2007 est.)

Tunisia

$23.23 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 69
$18.02 billion (2007 est.)

Uganda

$3.98 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 126
$2.983 billion (2007 est.)

Western Sahara

$NA

Zambia

$4.694 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 119
$3.611 billion (2007 est.)

Zimbabwe

$1.915 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 151
$1.975 billion (2007 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

$712 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 181

Iceland

$5.699 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 110
$6.181 billion (2007 est.)

Svalbard

$NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

$4.85 billion (2007)

country comparison to the world: 116
$3.823 billion (2006)

Armenia

$3.763 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 128
$2.797 billion (2007 est.)

Azerbaijan

$7.575 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 100
$6.045 billion (2007 est.)

Bangladesh

$21.51 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 71
$16.67 billion (2007 est.)

Bhutan

$320 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 192

China

$1.074 trillion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 4
$904.6 billion (2007 est.)

Georgia

$6.261 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 109
$4.984 billion (2007 est.)

India

$315.1 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 15
$231.6 billion (2007 est.)

Japan

$708.3 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 5
$573.3 billion (2007 est.)

Kazakhstan

$38.45 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 56
$33.26 billion (2007 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

$3.055 billion (2007)

country comparison to the world: 140
$2.879 billion (2006)

Korea, South now South Korea

$427.4 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 10
$349.6 billion (2007 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

$3.754 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 129
$2.636 billion (2007 est.)

Maldives

$1.276 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 168
$930 million (2006 est.)

Mongolia

$3.615 billion (2008)

country comparison to the world: 132
$2.117 billion (2007)

Nepal

$3.229 billion (2008)

country comparison to the world: 135
$2.398 billion (2006)

Pakistan

$38.19 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 57
$28.76 billion (2007 est.)

Russia

$291.9 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 18
$223.5 billion (2007 est.)

Sri Lanka

$12.61 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 88
$10.17 billion (2007 est.)

Tajikistan

$3.699 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 131
$3.115 billion (2007 est.)

Turkmenistan

$5.654 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 111
$3.615 billion (2007 est.)

Uzbekistan

$7.07 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 105
$5.73 billion (2007 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

$143 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 202

Antigua and Barbuda

$522.8 million (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 186

Aruba

$1.054 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 170

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

$2.401 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 145

Barbados

$1.586 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 158

Belize

$788.1 million (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 179
$642 million (2007 est.)

British Virgin Islands

$187 million f.o.b.

Cayman Islands

$866.9 million (2004)

country comparison to the world: 173

Costa Rica

$14.55 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 84
$12.29 billion (2007 est.)

Cuba

$14.25 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 86
$10.08 billion (2007 est.)

Dominica

$296 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 195

Dominican Republic

$16.1 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 77
$13.6 billion (2007 est.)

El Salvador

$9.003 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 95
$8.108 billion (2007 est.)

Grenada

$343 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 189

Guatemala

$13.42 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 87
$12.48 billion (2007 est.)

Haiti

$2.107 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 147
$1.618 billion (2007 est.)

Honduras

$10.39 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 92
$8.82 billion (2007 est.)

Jamaica

$7.185 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 102
$5.789 billion (2007 est.)

Montserrat

$17 million

Netherlands Antilles

$15.74 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 79

Nicaragua

$4.848 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 117
$4.117 billion (2007 est.)

Panama

$15 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 82
$12.52 billion (2007 est.)

note: includes the Colon Free Zone

Puerto Rico

$29.1 billion c.i.f.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

$383 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 187

Saint Lucia

$791 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 178

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$578 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 184

Trinidad and Tobago

$9.788 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 94
$7.67 billion (2007 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

$175.6 million

Virgin Islands

$4.609 billion (2001)

country comparison to the world: 121

Europe

48 entries

Albania

$4.898 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 114
$3.999 billion (2007 est.)

Andorra

$1.789 billion (2007)

country comparison to the world: 155
$1.879 billion (2005)

Austria

$179.2 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 24
$160.3 billion (2007 est.)

Belarus

$39.16 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 55
$28.4 billion (2007 est.)

Belgium

$387.7 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 14
$320.9 billion (2007 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$12.29 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 89
$9.947 billion (2007 est.)

Bulgaria

$35.64 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 60
$28.65 billion (2007 est.)

Croatia

$30.42 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 63
$25.56 billion (2007 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

$139.4 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 30
$116.8 billion (2007 est.)

Denmark

$116.4 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 31
$100.8 billion (2007 est.)

Estonia

$15.35 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 81
$14.75 billion (2007 est.)

European Union

$1.69 trillion (2007)

country comparison to the world: 2
$1.466 trillion (2005)

note: external imports, excluding intra-EU trade

Faroe Islands

$751 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 180

Finland

$87.51 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 38
$78.22 billion (2007 est.)

France

$692 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 6
$600.9 billion (2007 est.)

Germany

$1.232 trillion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 3
$1.079 trillion (2007 est.)

Gibraltar

$2.967 billion (2004 est.)

country comparison to the world: 141

Greece

$93.91 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 35
$80.79 billion (2007 est.)

Guernsey

$NA

Hungary

$106.5 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 34
$93.4 billion (2007 est.)

Ireland

$84.82 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 40
$84.76 billion (2007 est.)

Isle of Man

$NA

Italy

$546.9 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 8
$498.1 billion (2007 est.)

Jersey

$NA

Kosovo

$2.6 billion f.o.b.

Latvia

$15.65 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 80
$15.13 billion (2007 est.)

Liechtenstein

$917.3 million

Lithuania

$29.3 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 64
$23.04 billion (2007 est.)

Luxembourg

$27.73 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 66
$23.09 billion (2007 est.)

Malta

$4.792 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 118
$4.655 billion (2007 est.)

Moldova

$4.87 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 115
$3.676 billion (2007 est.)

Monaco

$916.1 million (2005)

country comparison to the world: 172

note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France

Montenegro

$601.7 million (2003)

country comparison to the world: 182

Netherlands

$474.8 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 9
$406.2 billion (2007 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

$6.523 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 108
$4.976 billion (2007 est.)

Norway

$85.95 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 39
$77.03 billion (2007 est.)

Poland

$204.4 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 21
$162.4 billion (2007 est.)

Portugal

$87.83 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 37
$75.98 billion (2007 est.)

Romania

$76.17 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 42
$64.54 billion (2007 est.)

San Marino

$3.744 billion (2007)

country comparison to the world: 130
$2.035 billion (2004)

Serbia

$18.35 billion (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 73

Slovakia

$73.62 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 44
$65.47 billion (2007 est.)

Slovenia

$33.49 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 61
$29.42 billion (2007 est.)

Spain

$415.5 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 11
$380.2 billion (2007 est.)

Sweden

$167.8 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 27
$152.2 billion (2007 est.)

Switzerland

$227.4 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 20
$187.7 billion (2007 est.)

Ukraine

$83.81 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 41
$60.41 billion (2007 est.)

United Kingdom

$639.3 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 7
$620.7 billion (2007 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

$14.25 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 85
$10.93 billion (2007 est.)

Cyprus

$10.54 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 91
$7.957 billion (2007 est.)

Gaza Strip

$2.84 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 142
$2.44 billion (2005)

Iran

$67.25 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 45
$56.58 billion (2007 est.)

Iraq

$37.22 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 59
$25.67 billion (2007 est.)

Israel

$64.4 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 46
$55.93 billion (2007 est.)

Jordan

$14.99 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 83
$12.02 billion (2007 est.)

Kuwait

$22.94 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 70
$20.63 billion (2007 est.)

Lebanon

$16.25 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 76
$11.93 billion (2007 est.)

Oman

$20.71 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 72
$14.34 billion (2007 est.)

Qatar

$25.11 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 68
$19.82 billion (2007 est.)

Saudi Arabia

$108.3 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 33
$82.6 billion (2007 est.)

Syria

$15.97 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 78
$12.27 billion (2007 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

$193.9 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 23
$162 billion (2007 est.)

United Arab Emirates

$176.3 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 25
$116.6 billion (2007 est.)

West Bank

$1.3 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 165
$2.44 billion (2005)

Yemen

$8.829 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 96
$7.49 billion (2007 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

$1.162 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 169

Canada

$415.2 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 12
$386.6 billion (2007 est.)

Mexico

$308.6 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 17
$281.9 billion (2007 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

$68.2 million (2005 est.)

country comparison to the world: 211

United States

$2.117 trillion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 1
$1.968 trillion (2007 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

$308.8 million (FY04 est.)

country comparison to the world: 193

Australia

$194.2 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 22
$160.2 billion (2007 est.)

Cook Islands

$81.04 million (2005)

country comparison to the world: 209

Fiji

$3.12 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 137

French Polynesia

$1.706 billion (2005 est.)

country comparison to the world: 156

Guam

$701 million (2004 est.)

Kiribati

$62 million (2004 est.)

country comparison to the world: 212

Marshall Islands

$79.4 million (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 210
$54.7 million (2000 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

$132.7 million (2004)

country comparison to the world: 205

Nauru

$20 million (2004 est.)

country comparison to the world: 215

New Caledonia

$1.998 billion (2006)

country comparison to the world: 149

New Zealand

$32.76 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 62
$29.05 billion (2007 est.)

Niue

$9.038 million (2004)

country comparison to the world: 217

Norfolk Island

$17.9 million c.i.f.

Northern Mariana Islands

$214.4 million (2001)

country comparison to the world: 198

Palau

$107.3 million (2004 est.)

country comparison to the world: 206

Papua New Guinea

$3.124 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 136
$2.629 billion (2007 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

$NA

Samoa

$324 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 191

Solomon Islands

$256 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 196

Tokelau

$969,200 (2002)

country comparison to the world: 218

Tonga

$139 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 204

Tuvalu

$12.91 million (2005)

country comparison to the world: 216

Vanuatu

$156 million (2006)

country comparison to the world: 201

Wallis and Futuna

$61.17 million (2004)

country comparison to the world: 213

South America

13 entries

Argentina

$54.56 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 50
$42.53 billion (2007 est.)

Bolivia

$4.641 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 120
$3.24 billion (2007 est.)

Brazil

$173.1 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 26
$120.6 billion (2007 est.)

Chile

$57.61 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 48
$44.03 billion (2007 est.)

Colombia

$37.56 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 58
$31.17 billion (2007 est.)

Ecuador

$17.79 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 74
$13.05 billion (2007 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

$90 million (2004 est.)

country comparison to the world: 207

Guyana

$1.294 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 167
$982.9 million (2007 est.)

Paraguay

$8.809 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 97
$6.008 billion (2007 est.)

Peru

$28.44 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 65
$19.6 billion (2007 est.)

Suriname

$1.297 billion (2006 est.)

country comparison to the world: 166

Uruguay

$8.799 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 98
$5.598 billion (2007 est.)

Venezuela

$48.1 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 51
$45.46 billion (2007 est.)

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

$2.055 billion (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 148
$2 billion (2006 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

$3.388 billion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 134
$2.964 billion (2007 est.)

note: import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of consumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in from Thailand, China, Malaysia, and India