Electricity - imports: 4 million kWh (1998)
Agriculture - products: coffee, bananas, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef; timber
Exports: $6.4 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)
Exports - commodities: coffee, bananas, sugar; textiles, electronic components, electricity
Exports - partners: US 49%, EU 22%, Central America 10% (1999)
Imports: $6.5 billion (c.i.f., 1999 est.)
Imports - commodities: raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum, electricity
Imports - partners: US 41%, Japan 8.1%, Mexico 7.3%, Venezuela 4% (1998)
Debt - external: $3.9 billion (1998 est.)
Economic aid - recipient: $107.1 million (1995)