The country’s total external trade in goods in July 2019 reached USD15.74 billion, reflecting a decrease of 1.3 percent from the USD15.95 billion external trade in the same month of the previous year. Of the total external trade, USD6.17 billion or 39.2 percent were exported goods and USD9.57 billion or 60.8 percent were imported goods.

The country’s total external trade in goods in March 2019 amounted to $14.89 billion, reflecting an increment of 3.5 percent from the $14.39 billion in the same month of the previous year.

The country’s total external trade in goods in November 2018 reached $15.04 billion, reflecting an increase of 4.1 percent from $14.45 billion recorded value during the same month of the previous year. The total exports were valued at $5.57 billion in November 2018, representing a decrease of 0.3 percent, from $5.58 billion in November 2017. On the other hand, total imports rose to $9.47 billion in November 2018, from $8.86 billion in November 2017 or a growth rate of 6.8 percent. Furthermore, the country’s balance of trade in goods (BoT-G) increased to a $3.90 billion deficit in November 2018, from $3.28 billion deficit in November 2017.