Imports:

$834 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 175 $637 million (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material

Imports - partners:

Kenya 15.2%, Uganda 13.3%, China 6.3%, Belgium 5.3%, Germany 4.5% (2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$596 million (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 136 $552.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$1.4 billion (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 146