Agriculture - products:
coconuts
Exports:
$27 million f.o.b. (1995)
Exports - commodities:
phosphates
Exports - partners:
India 46.1%, South Korea 18.3%, Australia 10.6%, New Zealand 7.8%,
Netherlands 5.6% (2002)
Imports:
$33 million c.i.f. (1995)
Imports - commodities:
food, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery
Imports - partners:
Australia 59.3%, US 10.1%, Ireland 7.6%, Malaysia 6% (2002)
Debt - external:
$33.3 million
Economic aid - recipient:
$2.25 million from Australia (FY96/97 est.)
Currency:
Australian dollar (AUD)