Exports - partners:
Germany 21.8%, France 17.4%, Belgium 10%, Italy 6.9%, UK 6.5%,
Netherlands 6%, Spain 4.9% (2008)
Imports:
$27.73 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 $23.09 billion (2007 est.)
Imports - commodities:
minerals, metals, foodstuffs, quality consumer goods
Imports - partners:
Belgium 28%, Germany 24%, China 18.9%, France 10%, Netherlands 4.8% (2008)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$397.8 million (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 138 $205.5 million (31 December 2007 est.)