Current account balance:
$-219 million (2006 est.)
Exports:
$3.286 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Exports - commodities:
gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore,
diamonds
Exports - partners:
Netherlands 12.5%, UK 8.3%, US 6.7%, Belgium 5.8%, France 5.6%,
Germany 4.4% (2005)
Imports:
$5.666 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs
Imports - partners:
Nigeria 15.2%, China 12.5%, US 6.3%, UK 5.2%, South Africa 4.5%,
Brazil 4.1%, Netherlands 4% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.098 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$3.546 billion (2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$6.9 billion