US 38%, Venezuela 16.2%, Ecuador 4% (2008)

Imports:

$37.56 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $31.17 billion (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity

Imports - partners:

US 29.2%, China 11.5%, Mexico 7.9%, Brazil 5.9% (2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$23.67 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 48 $20.95 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external: