Imports - commodities:
raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials
Imports - partners:
US 26.6%, Colombia 13.5%, Brazil 9.5%, China 6.7%, Mexico 5.2%,
Panama 5% (2007)
Economic aid - recipient:
$48.66 million (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$33.48 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Debt - external:
$43.33 billion (31 December 2007 est.)