- Exports
- $8.73B157 partners
- Imports
- $14.1B176 partners
- Balance
- −$5.38Bdeficit
- Total trade
- $22.8B2024
Exports and imports, 1995 to 2024
In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.
Where its exports go
The largest partners in 2024, with each one's share of the nation's exports.
| Partner | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | $2.61B | 30% | |
| Hong Kong | $1.03B | 12% | |
| India | $815M | 9.3% | |
| South Sudan | $490M | 5.6% | |
| DR Congo | $478M | 5.5% | |
| Kenya | $440M | 5.0% | |
| Italy | $399M | 4.6% | |
| Rwanda | $269M | 3.1% | |
| Germany | $246M | 2.8% | |
| Netherlands | $207M | 2.4% | |
| United States | $162M | 1.9% | |
| Malaysia | $160M | 1.8% | |
| Tanzania | $145M | 1.7% | |
| China | $106M | 1.2% | |
| Spain | $82.8M | 0.9% | |
| Burundi | $72.5M | 0.8% | |
| Morocco | $68.1M | 0.8% | |
| Algeria | $67.5M | 0.8% | |
| Sudan | $66.7M | 0.8% | |
| Singapore | $60.3M | 0.7% |
Where its imports come from
The largest partners in 2024, with each one's share of the nation's imports.
| Partner | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | $2.74B | 19% | |
| Tanzania | $1.71B | 12% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.29B | 9.2% | |
| India | $1.27B | 9.0% | |
| Kenya | $860M | 6.1% | |
| South Africa | $569M | 4.0% | |
| Japan | $464M | 3.3% | |
| Burkina Faso | $433M | 3.1% | |
| Mali | $361M | 2.6% | |
| Mozambique | $356M | 2.5% | |
| Malaysia | $330M | 2.3% | |
| Netherlands | $287M | 2.0% | |
| Cameroon | $249M | 1.8% | |
| Oman | $247M | 1.8% | |
| Kuwait | $234M | 1.7% | |
| Ghana | $224M | 1.6% | |
| United States | $220M | 1.6% | |
| Russia | $191M | 1.4% | |
| Germany | $158M | 1.1% | |
| Saudi Arabia | $149M | 1.1% |
What it exports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins | $4.21B | 48% | |
| Coffee, tea, mate and spices | $1.41B | 16% | |
| Cocoa and cocoa preparations | $411M | 4.7% | |
| Sugars and sugar confectionery | $164M | 1.9% | |
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $161M | 1.8% | |
| Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates | $153M | 1.8% | |
| Iron and steel | $151M | 1.7% | |
| Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | $142M | 1.6% | |
| Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | $118M | 1.4% | |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $118M | 1.4% | |
| Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | $114M | 1.3% | |
| Vehicles other than railway, tramway | $112M | 1.3% | |
| Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes | $99.0M | 1.1% | |
| Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | $96.3M | 1.1% | |
| Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers | $93.6M | 1.1% |
What it imports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins | $3.27B | 23% | |
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $2.17B | 15% | |
| Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers | $1.19B | 8.5% | |
| Vehicles other than railway, tramway | $878M | 6.2% | |
| Plastics | $699M | 5.0% | |
| Electrical, electronic equipment | $650M | 4.6% | |
| Iron and steel | $614M | 4.4% | |
| Cereals | $480M | 3.4% | |
| Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products | $424M | 3.0% | |
| Pharmaceutical products | $360M | 2.6% | |
| Articles of iron or steel | $238M | 1.7% | |
| Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | $211M | 1.5% | |
| Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | $188M | 1.3% | |
| Miscellaneous chemical products | $176M | 1.2% | |
| Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toiletries | $172M | 1.2% |
The bar runs to the largest in its list. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.
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