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Imports - partners (Country profile category: Economy)

Afghanistan:
FSU, Pakistan, Iran, Japan, Singapore, India, South Korea, Germany

Albania:
Italy 43%, Greece 29%, Turkey 4%, Germany 4%, Bulgaria, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1998)

Algeria:
France 29.5%, Italy 9.8%, US 7.2%, Spain 6.8%, Germany 6.2%, Canada 4.1% (1998)

American Samoa:
US 62%, Japan 9%, NZ 7%, Australia 11%, Fiji 4%, other 7%

Andorra:
Spain 48%, France 35%, US 2.3% (1998)

Angola:
Portugal 20%, US 17%, South Africa 10%, Spain, Brazil, France (1998)

Anguilla:
NA

Antigua and Barbuda:
US 27%, UK 16%, Canada 4%, OECS 3%

Argentina:
EU 28%, US 22%, Brazil 21% (1999 est.)

Armenia:
Russia, US, UK, Iran, Turkey, Belgium (1998)

Aruba:
US 55.5%, Netherlands 12.3%, Japan 3.5% (1998)

Australia:
EU 24%, US 22%, Japan 14%, ASEAN 12% (1998)

Austria:
EU 70% (Germany 42%, Italy 8%, France 5%), US 5%, Hungary 3%, Switzerland 3% (1999 est.)

Azerbaijan:
Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, UAE, Iran

Bahamas, The:
US 27.3%, Italy 26.5%, Japan 10%, Denmark 4.2% (1998)

Bahrain:
Saudi Arabia 45%, US 10%, UK 6%, Japan 5%, Germany 4% (1997)

Bangladesh:
India 12%, China 9%, Japan 7%, Hong Kong 6%, South Korea 6% (1997)

Barbados:
US 30.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 10.2%, Japan 8.3%, UK 7.7%, Canada 2.2% (1998)

Belarus:
Russia 54%, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Lithuania (1998)

Belgium:
EU 71% (Germany 18%, Netherlands 17%, France 14%, UK 9%) (1998)

Belize:
US 52%, Mexico 13%, UK 5% (1997)

Benin:
France 22%, China 16%, UK, Netherlands (1998)

Bermuda:
US 34%, UK 9%, Mexico 8% (1997)

Bhutan:
India 77%, Japan, UK, Germany, US

Bolivia:
US 32%, Japan 24%, Brazil 12%, Argentina 12%, Chile 7%, Peru 4%, Germany 3% (1998)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
NA

Botswana:
Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 78%, Europe 8%, Zimbabwe 6% (1996)

Brazil:
US 23%, Argentina 12%, Germany 10%, Japan 5%, Italy 5% (1999)

British Virgin Islands:
Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US

Brunei:
Singapore 32%, UK 17%, Malaysia 12%, France 12%, US 5% (1998)

Bulgaria:
Russia 20%, Germany 14%, Italy 8%, Greece 6%, US 4% (1998)

Burkina Faso:
Cote d'Ivoire, France, Senegal, Togo, Nigeria, US

Burma:
Singapore 31%, Japan 12%, Thailand 12%, China 9%, Malaysia 8% (1998)

Burundi:
Benelux, France, Zambia, Germany, Kenya, Japan (1998)

Cambodia:
Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand

Cameroon:
France 25%, Nigeria 8%, US 8%, Germany 6% (1997 est.)

Canada:
US 77%, Japan 3%, UK, Germany, France, Mexico, Taiwan, South Korea (1998)

Cape Verde:
Portugal, Netherlands, France, UK, Spain, US

Cayman Islands:
US, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Japan

Central African Republic:
France 30%, Cote d'Ivoire 18%, Cameroon 11%, Germany 4%, Japan (1997)

Chad:
France 41%, Nigeria 10%, Cameroon 7%, India 6% (1997)

Chile:
US 24%, EU 23%, Argentina 11%, Brazil 6%, Japan 6%, Mexico 5% (1998)

China:
Japan 20%, US 12%, Taiwan 12%, South Korea 10%, Germany, Hong Kong, Russia, Singapore (1999)

Christmas Island:
principally Australia

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
Australia

Colombia:
US 35%, EU 20%, Andean Community 15%, Japan 7% (1998)

Comoros:
France 59%, South Africa 15%, Kenya 6% (1997)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
South Africa 25%, Benelux 14%, Nigeria 7%, Kenya 5%, China (1998)

Congo, Republic of the:
France 23%, US 9%, Belgium 8%, UK 7%, Italy (1997 est.)

Cook Islands:
NZ 49%, Italy, Australia (1993)

Costa Rica:
US 41%, Japan 8.1%, Mexico 7.3%, Venezuela 4% (1998)

Cote d'Ivoire:
France 29%, US 5%, Italy 5%, Germany 5% (1998)

Croatia:
Germany 20%, Italy 19%, Slovenia 8%, Austria 8% (1997)

Cuba:
Spain 16%, Venezuela 15%, Mexico 7% (1999 est.)

Cyprus:
Greek Cypriot area: US 12.5%, UK 11.3%, Italy 9.4%, Germany 8.5%, Greece 8.2% (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: Turkey 56.4%, UK 13.5%, other EU 12.2% (1997)

Czech Republic:
Germany 34%, Slovakia 6%, Russia 6%, Austria 6%, France 5% (1999)

Denmark:
EU 72.5% (Germany 22.5%, Sweden 12.9%, UK 7.9%, France 5.9%), Norway 4.6%, US 4.1% (1998)

Djibouti:
France 13%, Ethiopia 12%, Italy 9%, Saudi Arabia 6%, UK 6% (1998)

Dominica:
US 41%, Caricom countries 25%, UK 13%, Netherlands, Canada (1996 est.)

Dominican Republic:
US 56%, Venezuela 23%, Mexico 9%, Japan 4% (1999 est.)

Ecuador:
US 39%, Colombia 11%, Japan 9%, Venezuela 5%, Mexico 3% (1998)

Egypt:
EU 42%, US 16%, Japan 5% (1998)

El Salvador:
US 51%, Guatemala 9%, Mexico 6%, Japan 3%, Costa Rica (1999)

Equatorial Guinea:
US 35%, France 15%, Spain 10%, Cameroon 10%, UK 6% (1997)

Eritrea:
Saudi Arabia 16%, Italy 14%, UAE 13%, Ethiopia 9%, Germany 6% (1997)

Estonia:
Finland 23%, Russia 13.2%, Sweden 10%, Germany 9.1%, US 4.7 (1999)

Ethiopia:
Italy 10%, US 9%, Japan 8%, Jordan 5% (1997 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
UK, Japan

Faroe Islands:
Denmark 33%, Norway 18%, UK 8% Germany 9%, Sweden 5%, US 2% (1996)

Fiji:
Australia 45%, NZ 15%, Japan 7%, US 5%, Singapore 4% (1997)

Finland:
EU 60% (Germany 15%, Sweden 12%, UK 7%), US 8%, Russia 7%, Japan 6% (1998)

France:
EU 62% (Germany 17%, Italy 10%, Belgium-Luxembourg 8%, UK 8%, Spain 7%), US 9% (1998)

French Guiana:
France 52%, US 14%, Trinidad and Tobago 6% (1997)

French Polynesia:
France 44.7%, US 13.9% (1994)

Gabon:
France 39%, US 6%, Cameroon 5%, Netherlands 5%, Cote d'Ivoire, Japan (1998)

Gambia, The:
Hong Kong, UK, Netherlands, Cote d'Ivoire, France, Senegal, Belgium (1997)

Gaza Strip:
Israel, Egypt, West Bank

Georgia:
EU 22%, Russia 15%, Turkey 12%, Azerbaijan 12%, US 7% (1997)

Germany:
EU 53.7% (France 11.1%, Netherlands 7.7%, Italy 7.8%, UK 6.8%, Benelux 5.6%), US 8.3%, Japan 5.0% (1998)

Ghana:
UK, Nigeria, US, Germany, Italy, Spain (1998)

Gibraltar:
UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands

Greece:
EU 61% (Italy 16%, Germany 16%, France 8%, UK 7%, Netherlands 5%) US 11% (1997)

Greenland:
Denmark 7.5%, Iceland 3.8%, Japan 3.3%, Norway 3.1%, US 2.4%, Germany 2.4%, Sweden 1.8%

Grenada:
US 31.2%, Caricom 23.6%, UK 13.8%, Japan 7.1% (1991)

Guadeloupe:
France 63%, Germany 4%, US 3%, Japan 2%, Netherlands Antilles 2% (1997)

Guam:
US 23%, Japan 19%, other 58%

Guatemala:
US 46%, Mexico 13%, El Salvador 5%, Venezuela 5%, Japan 4% (1997)

Guernsey:
UK (regarded as internal trade)

Guinea:
France, Cote d'Ivoire, US, Benelux, Hong Kong (1997)

Guinea-Bissau:
Portugal 26%, France 8%, Senegal 8%, Netherlands 7% (1997)

Guyana:
US 28%, Trinidad and Tobago 21%, Netherlands Antilles 14%, UK 7%, Japan 5% (1998)

Haiti:
US 60%, EU 12% (1998)

Honduras:
US 60%, Guatemala 5%, Netherlands Antilles, Japan, Germany, Mexico, El Salvador (1998)

Hong Kong:
China 41%, Japan 13%, US 8%, Taiwan 7%, South Korea 5%, Singapore 4% (1998)

Hungary:
Germany 28%, Austria 10%, Italy 8%, Russia 7% (1998)

Iceland:
EU 56% (Germany 12%, UK 10%, Norway 9%, Denmark 8%, Sweden 6%), US 11% (1998)

India:
US 10%, Belgium 7%, UK 6%, Germany 6%, Saudi Arabia 6%, Japan 6% (1998)

Indonesia:
Japan 17%, US 13%, Singapore 10%, Germany 9%, Australia 6%, South Korea 5%, Taiwan 3%, China 3% (1999 est.)

Iran:
Germany, Italy, Japan, UAE, UK, Belgium

Iraq:
Russia, France, Egypt, Vietnam (1999)

Ireland:
EU 54% (UK 31%, Germany 6%, France 5%), US 16%, Japan 7%, Singapore 4% (1998)

Israel:
US 19%, Benelux 12%, Germany 9%, UK 8%, Italy 7%, Switzerland 6% (1997)

Italy:
EU 61% (Germany 18.8%, France 13.12%, UK 6.47%, Netherlands 6.2%, Belgium-Luxembourg 4.7%), US 5.1% (1998)

Jamaica:
US 50.9%, EU (excluding UK) 9.5%, Caricom countries 10.4%, Latin America 6% (1998)

Japan:
US 22%, China 14%, South Korea 5.1%, Australia 4.2%, Taiwan 4.1% (1999)

Jersey:
UK

Jordan:
Germany, Iraq, US, Japan, UK, Italy, Turkey, Malaysia, Syria, China

Kazakhstan:
Russia 39%, Ukraine, US, Uzbekistan, Turkey, UK, Germany, South Korea (1998)

Kenya:
UK 12%, UAE 9%, US 8%, Japan 8%, Germany 6%, India 4% (1998)

Kiribati:
Australia 46%, Fiji, Japan, NZ, US (1996)

Korea, North:
China 33%, Japan 17%, Russia 5%, South Korea 4%, Germany 3% (1995)

Korea, South:
US 22%, Japan 18%, China 7%, Australia 5%, Saudi Arabia 5% (1998)

Kuwait:
US 22%, Japan 15%, UK 13%, Germany 8%, Italy 6% (1997)

Kyrgyzstan:
Russia 24%, Uzbekistan 14%, Kazakhstan 9%, Germany 6%, China 5% (1998)

Laos:
Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Hong Kong

Latvia:
Germany 17%, Russia 12%, Finland 10%, Sweden 7% (1998)

Lebanon:
Italy 12%, France 10%, US 9%, Germany 9%, Switzerland 6%, Japan, UK, Syria (1998)

Lesotho:
South African Customs Union 90%, Asia 7% (1997)

Liberia:
South Korea 38%, Japan 14%, Italy 11%, Singapore 9% (1997)

Libya:
Italy 23%, Germany 12%, UK 9%, France 7%, Tunisia 5%, Belgium 4% (1997)

Liechtenstein:
EU countries, Switzerland (1996)

Lithuania:
Russia 20.4%, Germany 16.5%, Denmark 3.8%, Belarus 2.2%, Latvia 2% (1999)

Luxembourg:
Belgium 36%, Germany 27%, France 12%, Netherlands 5%, US 4% (1998)

Macau:
China 33%, Hong Kong 24%, EU 11%, Taiwan 10%, Japan 8% (1998)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
Germany 13%, Serbia and Montenegro 13%, Slovenia 8%, Ukraine 6%, Italy 6% (1998)

Madagascar:
France 39%, Hong Kong 5%, Japan 5%, China, Singapore (1997)

Malawi:
South Africa 38%, Zimbabwe 18%, Zambia 8%, Japan 4%, US, UK, Germany (1998)

Malaysia:
Japan 21%, US 18%, Singapore 14%, Taiwan 5%, South Korea 5%, Thailand 4%, China 3% (1999 est.)

Maldives:
Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Canada

Mali:
Cote d'Ivoire 19%, France 17%, other Franc Zone and EU countries (1997)

Malta:
Italy 19.3%, France 17.8%, UK 12.4%, Germany 10.5%, US 8.9% (1998)

Man, Isle of:
UK

Marshall Islands:
US, Japan, Australia, NZ, Guam, Singapore

Martinique:
France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3% (1997)

Mauritania:
France 26%, Spain 8%, Germany 7%, Benelux 7% (1997)

Mauritius:
France 19%, South Africa 12%, India 9%, Hong Kong 7%, UK 6% (1997)

Mayotte:
France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (1997)

Mexico:
US 74.8%, Germany 3.8%, Japan 3.5%, Canada 1.9%, South Korea 2%, Italy 1.3%, France 1% (1999 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of:
US, Japan, Australia

Moldova:
Russia 22%, Ukraine 16%, Romania 12%, Belarus 9%, Germany 5% (1998)

Mongolia:
Russia 30.6%, China 13.3%, Japan 11.7%, South Korea 7.5%, US 6.9% (1998)

Montserrat:
US, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada (1993)

Morocco:
France 22%, Spain 10%, US 7%, Germany 6%, Italy 6% (1998)

Mozambique:
South Africa 55%, Zimbabwe 7%, Saudi Arabia 5%, Portugal 4%, US, Japan, India (1996 est.)

Namibia:
South Africa 84%, Germany, US, Japan (1995 est.)

Nauru:
Australia, UK, NZ, Japan

Nepal:
India 31%, China/Hong Kong 16%, Singapore 14% (FY97/98)

Netherlands:
EU 61% (Germany 20%, Belgium-Luxembourg 11%, UK 10%, France 7%), US 9%, Central and Eastern Europe (1998)

Netherlands Antilles:
Venezuela 35.3%, US 21%, Mexico 9.8%, Italy 5.4%, Netherlands 4.8%, Brazil 3.1% (1998)

New Caledonia:
France 41%, Australia 13%, New Zealand 7%, Japan 5% (1998)

New Zealand:
Australia 22%, US 20%, Japan 11%, UK 5% (1998)

Nicaragua:
US 31%, Costa Rica 11%, Guatemala 8%, Venezuela 6%, El Salvador 5%, Mexico 4% (1998)

Niger:
France, Cote d'Ivoire, US, Benelux, Nigeria

Nigeria:
UK 13%, US 12%, Germany 10%, France 9%, Netherlands (1998 est.)

Niue:
NZ 59%, Fiji 20%, Japan 13%, Samoa, Australia, US

Norfolk Island:
Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe

Northern Mariana Islands:
US, Japan

Norway:
EU 69% (Sweden 15%, Germany 14%, UK 10%, Denmark 7%), US 7%, Japan 4% (1998)

Oman:
UAE 23% (largely reexports), Japan 16%, UK 13%, US 7.5%, Germany 5% (1997)

Pakistan:
US 8%, Japan 8%, Malaysia 7%, Saudi Arabia 7%, UAE 7% (FY98/99)

Palau:
US

Panama:
US 40%, Central America and Caribbean, Japan (1998)

Papua New Guinea:
Australia 51%, Singapore 10%, Japan 8%, US 5%, New Zealand 5%, Malaysia 3% (1998)

Paraguay:
Brazil 34%, US, Argentina, Uruguay, EU, Hong Kong (1998)

Peru:
US 19%, Colombia 6%, Venezuela 5%, Chile 4%, Brazil 4% (1997)

Philippines:
US 22%, Japan 20%, South Korea 8%, Singapore 6%, Taiwan 5%, Hong Kong 4% (1998 est.)

Pitcairn Islands:
NA

Poland:
Germany 25.8%, Italy 9.4%, France 6.5%, Russia 5.1%, UK 4.9%, US 3.8%, Netherlands 3.8% (1998)

Portugal:
EU 77% (Spain 24%, Germany 15%, France 11%, Italy 8%, UK 7%, Netherlands 5%), US, Japan (1998)

Puerto Rico:
US 60% (1999)

Qatar:
UK 25%, France 13%, Japan 10%, US 9%, Italy 6% (1997)

Reunion:
France 64%, Bahrain 3%, Germany 3%, Italy 3% (1994)

Romania:
Germany 17.5%, Italy 17.4%, France 6.9%, US 4.2% (1998)

Russia:
Germany, Belarus, Ukraine, US, Kazakhstan, Italy

Rwanda:
Kenya, Tanzania, US, Benelux, France

Saint Helena:
UK, South Africa

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
US 42.4%, Caricom countries 17.2%, UK 11.3% (1995 est.)

Saint Lucia:
US 36%, Caricom countries 22%, UK 11%, Japan 5%, Canada 4% (1995)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
Canada, France, US, Netherlands, UK

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
US 36%, Caricom countries 28%, UK 13% (1995)

Samoa:
Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Fiji, US

Sao Tome and Principe:
Portugal 26%, France 18%, Angola, Belgium, Japan (1997)

Saudi Arabia:
US 21%, UK 9%, Japan 9%, Germany 6%, France 5%, Italy 4% (1998)

Senegal:
France 36%, other EU countries, Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Algeria, US, China, Japan (1998)

Serbia and Montenegro:
Germany, Italy, Russia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1998)

Seychelles:
South Africa, UK, China, Singapore, France, Italy

Sierra Leone:
UK 24%, Cote d'Ivoire 14%, Benelux 10%, US 8% (1997)

Singapore:
US 17%, Japan 17%, Malaysia 16%, Thailand 5%, China 5%, Taiwan 4%, Germany, Saudi Arabia (1998)

Slovakia:
EU 50% (Germany 26%, Italy 6%), Czech Republic 18%, Russia 10% (1998)

Slovenia:
Germany 21%, Italy 17%, France 12%, Austria 8%, Croatia 4%, Hungary 3%, Russia 3% (1998)

Solomon Islands:
Australia 42%, Japan 10%, Singapore 9%, NZ 8%, US 5% (1996)

Somalia:
Djibouti 20%, Kenya 11%, Belarus 11%, India 10%, Saudi Arabia 9%, Brazil 9% (1997)

South Africa:
Germany, US, UK, Japan

Spain:
EU 67% (France 18%, Germany 15%, Italy 10%, UK 8%, Benelux 8%), US 6%, OPEC 5%, Japan 3%, Latin America 4% (1998)

Sri Lanka:
India 10%, Japan 10%, South Korea 8%, Hong Kong 7%, Taiwan 6% (1998)

Sudan:
China 27%, France 14%, UK 10%, Germany 7%, Japan 4%, Netherlands 3%, Canada 1% (1998)

Suriname:
US 31.2%, Netherlands 17.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 16.1%, Japan 4.3%, UK 4%, Brazil (1998)

Swaziland:
South Africa 83%, EU 6%, Japan, UK, Singapore (1997)

Sweden:
EU 68% (Germany 19%, UK 10%, Denmark 6%, France 6%), Norway 8%, US 6% (1998)

Switzerland:
EU 80% (Germany 33%, France 12%, Italy 10%, Netherlands 5%, UK 5%), US 6%, Japan 3% (1998)

Syria:
Ukraine 16%, Italy 6%, Germany 6%, Turkey 5%, France 4%, South Korea, Japan, US (1998 est.)

Tajikistan:
Netherlands 32%, Uzbekistan 29%, Switzerland 20%, Russia 9% (1997)

Tanzania:
South Africa 12.9%, Kenya 9.6%, UK 8.7%, Saudi Arabia 6.6%, Japan 4.9%, China 4.6% (1997)

Thailand:
Japan 23.6%, US 14.0%, Singapore 5.5%, Malaysia 5.1%, Taiwan 5.2%, Germany 4.2%, China 4.2%, South Korea 3.5%, Oman 2.6%, Indonesia 2.1% (1998)

Togo:
Ghana, France, Cote d'Ivoire, China (1998)

Tokelau:
NZ

Tonga:
NZ 30%, Australia 19%, US 11%, UK 11%, Japan 3% (1997 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago:
US 44.7%, Latin America 18.9%, EU 13.7%, Japan 4.8% (1998)

Tunisia:
France 27%, Italy 20%, Germany 12%, Spain 4%, Belgium 4%, US 4% (1998)

Turkey:
Germany 14%, Italy 8%, US 8%, France 8%, Russia 6%, UK 5% (1999)

Turkmenistan:
Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Germany, US, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan

Turks and Caicos Islands:
US, UK

Tuvalu:
Fiji, Australia, NZ

Uganda:
Kenya 12%, UK 6%, Japan 4%, India 4%, South Africa (1998)

Ukraine:
Russia 48%, EU 23%, US 3% (1999)

United Arab Emirates:
US 10%, Japan 9%, UK 9%, Germany 6%, South Korea 5%, Italy (1998)

United Kingdom:
EU 53% (Germany 13%, France 9%, Netherlands 7%, Italy 5%), US 14% (1998)

United States:
Canada 19%, Japan 13%, Mexico 10%, China 8%, Germany 5%, UK 4%, Taiwan 4% (1998)

Uruguay:
MERCOSUR partners 43%, EU 20%, US 11% (1999 est.)

Uzbekistan:
Russia 16%, South Korea 11%, Germany 8%, US 7%, Turkey 6%, Kazakhstan 5% (1998)

Vanuatu:
Japan 52%, Australia 20%, New Caledonia, Singapore, New Zealand, France, Fiji (1997 est.)

Venezuela:
US 53%, Japan, Colombia, Italy, Germany, France, Brazil, Canada (1999)

Vietnam:
Singapore, South Korea, Japan, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Sweden

Virgin Islands:
US, Puerto Rico

Wallis and Futuna:
France, Australia, New Zealand

West Bank:
Israel, Jordan, Gaza Strip

Western Sahara:
Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts

World:
in value, about 75% of imports by the developed countries

Yemen:
US 9%, UAE 8%, France 8%, Italy 7%, Saudi Arabia 7% (1998 est.)

Zambia:
South Africa 48%, Saudi Arabia, UK, Zimbabwe (1997)

Zimbabwe:
South Africa 37%, UK 7%, US 6%, Japan 6%, Germany 5% (1997 est.)

Taiwan:
Japan 27%, US 18%, Europe 16%, South Korea 6%, Malaysia 4% (1999)

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