Imports:

$309.6 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 16 $254 billion (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs, consumer goods

Imports - partners:

Malaysia 11.9%, US 11.8%, China 10.5%, Japan 8.1%, South Korea 5.6%,
Indonesia 5.5%, Saudi Arabia 4.6% (2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$174.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 9 $163 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$25.52 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 $25.59 billion (31 December 2007 est.)