Exports - commodities:
bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment
Exports - partners:
US 23.9%, Netherlands 13.3%, China 12.9%, UK 5%, Mexico 4.9% (2008)
Imports:
$14.55 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 84 $12.29 billion (2007 est.)
Imports - commodities:
raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum, construction materials
Imports - partners:
US 42.9%, Mexico 6.9%, Venezuela 6.3%, Japan 5.4%, China 4.7%,
Brazil 4.2% (2008)