Imports - commodities:
machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing
Imports - partners:
South Africa 47.4%, UAE 6.3%, China 6%, India 4.1%, UK 4% (2007)
Economic aid - recipient:
$504 million (2007)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$1.09 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Debt - external:
$2.596 billion (31 December 2007 est.)