Electricity—exports: 0 kWh (1996)
Electricity—imports: 0 kWh (1996)
Agriculture—products: bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca), plantains, sugarcane; cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, dairy products; balsa wood; fish, shrimp
Exports: $3.4 billion (f.o.b., 1997)
Exports—commodities: petroleum 30%, bananas 26%, shrimp 16%, cut
flowers 2%, fish 1.9%
Exports—partners: US 39%, Latin America 25%, EU countries 22%,
Asia 12%
Imports: $2.9 billion (c.i.f., 1997)
Imports—commodities: transport equipment, consumer goods, vehicles, machinery, chemicals
Imports—partners: US 32%, EU 19%, Latin America 35%, Asia 11%
Debt—external: $12.5 billion (1997)