foodstuffs, petroleum, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals

Imports - partners:

US 39.2%, Venezuela 7.7%, Mexico 5.4%, Colombia 4.9% (2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$2.288 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 106 $2.562 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$11.42 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 81 $10.21 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$15.59 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 $12.71 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: