Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs
Imports - partners:
Germany 10.9%, China 10%, Spain 8.2%, US 7.2%, Japan 6.1%, UK 4.5%,
Saudi Arabia 4.2% (2007)
Economic aid - recipient:
$700 million (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$32.94 billion (31 December 2007)
Debt - external:
$39.78 billion (31 December 2007)