Imports - commodities:

electronic products, mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, iron and steel, textile fabrics, grains, chemicals, plastic

Imports - partners:

US 14.1%, Japan 12.3%, Singapore 11.2%, Taiwan 7.3%, China 7.2%, Saudi Arabia 6.4%, South Korea 5.9%, Malaysia 4.1%, Thailand 4.1% (2007)

Economic aid - recipient:

ODA, $451.4 million in commitments (2006)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$33.75 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$61.78 billion (31 December 2007 est.)