Current account balance:
$5.355 billion (2006 est.)
Exports:
$44.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Exports - commodities:
electronic equipment, machinery and transport equipment, garments,
optical instruments, coconut products, fruits and nuts, copper
products, chemicals
Exports - partners:
US 18%, Japan 17.5%, China 9.9%, Netherlands 9.8%, Hong Kong 8.1%,
Singapore 6.6%, Malaysia 6%, Taiwan 4.6% (2005)
Imports:
$48.76 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
raw materials, machinery and equipment, fuels, vehicles and vehicle
parts, plastic, chemicals, grains
Imports - partners:
US 19.2%, Japan 17%, Singapore 7.9%, Taiwan 7.5%, China 6.3%, South
Korea 4.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, Hong Kong 4.1% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$20.57 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$61.49 billion (2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
ODA commitments, $2 billion (2004)