Imports:
$1.918 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Imports - commodities:
capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food
Imports - partners:
France 13.6%, China 13%, Iran 8.1%, South Africa 6.4%, Hong Kong 4.9%, Mauritius 4.8% (2007)
Economic aid - recipient:
$929.2 million (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$846.7 million (31 December 2007 est.)