Imports:

$19.86 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals

Imports - partners:

US 13.3%, Italy 10.8%, Japan 8.9%, France 7.9%, Germany 7.3%, UK 5.7%, South Korea 5.6%, UAE 5.1%, Saudi Arabia 4.3% (2007)

Economic aid - recipient:

$2.18 million (2004)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$9.752 billion (31 December 2007 est.)