Current account balance:
$867 million (2003)
Exports:
$5.524 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats,
consumer goods
Exports - partners:
US 83.8%, Canada 1.5%, Haiti 1.5% (2003)
Imports:
$7.911 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
foodstuffs, petroleum, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and
pharmaceuticals
Imports - partners:
US 52.1%, Venezuela 11.9%, Mexico 4.7%, Colombia 4.2% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$261 million (2003)
Debt - external:
$6.567 billion (2003 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$239.6 million (1995)