Imports:

$637 million f.o.b. (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material

Imports - partners:

Kenya 19.6%, Uganda 6.9%, Germany 6.2%, Belgium 5.9%, China 5% (2007)

Economic aid - recipient:

$576 million (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$552.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)