Imports:

$341 million f.o.b.; note - excludes petroleum imports (2005)

Imports - commodities:

food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals

Imports - partners:

France 49%, Seychelles 8.8%, China 4.1% (2006)

Economic aid - recipient:

$201.3 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (2005)

Debt - external:

$NA