Imports:
$15 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 $12.52 billion (2007 est.)
note: includes the Colon Free Zone
Imports - commodities:
capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, chemicals
Imports - partners:
US 29.6%, Costa Rica 5%, China 5%, Japan 4.2% (2008)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.693 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 $1.935 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Debt - external: