Current account balance:
$2.1 billion (2004 est.)
Exports:
$38.79 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities:
petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and
nuts, carpets
Exports - partners:
Japan 18.4%, China 9.7%, Italy 6%, South Africa 5.8%, South Korea
5.4%, Taiwan 4.6%, Turkey 4.4%, Netherlands 4% (2004)
Imports:
$31.3 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities:
industrial raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods,
foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services, military
supplies
Imports - partners:
Germany 12.8%, France 8.3%, Italy 7.7%, China 7.2%, UAE 7.2%, South
Korea 6.1%, Russia 5.4% (2004)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$29.87 billion (2004 est.)
Debt - external:
$13.4 billion (2004 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$408 million (2002 est.)