US 32.3%, El Salvador 14.6%, Costa Rica 6.9%, Honduras 6.8%, Mexico 5.3%, Canada 5%, Guatemala 5% (2008)
Imports:
$4.848 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 117 $4.117 billion (2007 est.)
Imports - commodities:
consumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials, petroleum products
Imports - partners:
US 21%, Venezuela 14.3%, Mexico 8.4%, Costa Rica 8%, China 7.8%,
Guatemala 6.1%, El Salvador 5.2% (2008)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$1.141 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 124 $1.103 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Debt - external: