Natural gas - proved reserves:
608.8 million cu m (1 January 2002)
Current account balance:
$-112 million (2003)
Exports:
$485 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
cotton, crude oil, palm products, cocoa
Exports - partners:
China 21.1%, India 18%, Thailand 6.8%, Ghana 5.8%, Niger 4.4%,
Indonesia 4.1% (2003)
Imports:
$726 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products
Imports - partners:
China 29.5%, France 14.9%, UK 4.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.7%, Thailand
4.6% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$636 million (2003)
Debt - external:
$1.6 billion (2000)