Pakistan

significant transit area for Afghan drugs, including

heroin, opium, morphine, and hashish, bound for Iran, Western

markets, the Gulf States, Africa, and Asia; financial crimes related

to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain

problems; opium poppy cultivation estimated to be 2,300 hectares in

2007 with 600 of those hectares eradicated; federal and provincial

authorities continue to conduct anti-poppy campaigns that utilizes

forced eradication, fines, and arrests

Panama

major cocaine transshipment point and primary

money-laundering center for narcotics revenue; money-laundering

activity is especially heavy in the Colon Free Zone; offshore

financial center; negligible signs of coca cultivation; monitoring

of financial transactions is improving; official corruption remains

a major problem

Papua New Guinea

major consumer of cannabis

Paraguay

major illicit producer of cannabis, most or all of which is

consumed in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile; transshipment country for

Andean cocaine headed for Brazil, other Southern Cone markets, and

Europe; weak border controls, extensive corruption and

money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; weak

anti-money-laundering laws and enforcement

Peru

until 1996 the world's largest coca leaf producer, Peru is now

the world's second largest producer of coca leaf, though it lags far

behind Colombia; cultivation of coca in Peru declined to 36,000

hectares in 2007; second largest producer of cocaine, estimated at

210 metric tons of potential pure cocaine in 2007; finished cocaine

is shipped out from Pacific ports to the international drug market;

increasing amounts of base and finished cocaine, however, are being

moved to Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia for use in the

Southern Cone or transshipment to Europe and Africa; increasing

domestic drug consumption

Philippines

domestic methamphetamine production has been a growing

problem in recent years despite government crackdowns; major

consumer of amphetamines; longstanding marijuana producer mainly in

rural areas where Manila's control is limited

Poland

despite diligent counternarcotics measures and international

information sharing on cross-border crimes, a major illicit producer

of synthetic drugs for the international market; minor transshipment

point for Southwest Asian heroin and Latin American cocaine to

Western Europe

Portugal

seizing record amounts of Latin American cocaine destined

for Europe; a European gateway for Southwest Asian heroin;

transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe;

consumer of Southwest Asian heroin

Romania

major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin

transiting the Balkan route and small amounts of Latin American

cocaine bound for Western Europe; although not a significant

financial center, role as a narcotics conduit leaves it vulnerable

to laundering, which occurs via the banking system, currency

exchange houses, and casinos

Russia

limited cultivation of illicit cannabis and opium poppy and

producer of methamphetamine, mostly for domestic consumption;

government has active illicit crop eradication program; used as

transshipment point for Asian opiates, cannabis, and Latin American

cocaine bound for growing domestic markets, to a lesser extent

Western and Central Europe, and occasionally to the US; major source

of heroin precursor chemicals; corruption and organized crime are

key concerns; major consumer of opiates

Saint Kitts and Nevis

transshipment point for South American drugs

destined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity

Saint Lucia

transit point for South American drugs destined for the

US and Europe

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

transshipment point for South

American drugs destined for the US and Europe; small-scale cannabis

cultivation

Saudi Arabia

death penalty for traffickers; improving

anti-money-laundering legislation and enforcement

Senegal

transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin

and South American cocaine moving to Europe and North America;

illicit cultivator of cannabis

Serbia

transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin moving to

Western Europe on the Balkan route; economy vulnerable to money

laundering

Singapore

drug abuse limited because of aggressive law enforcement

efforts; as a transportation and financial services hub, Singapore

is vulnerable, despite strict laws and enforcement, as a venue for

money laundering

Slovakia

transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for

Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for regional market;

consumer of ecstasy

Slovenia

minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin

bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals

South Africa

transshipment center for heroin, hashish, and cocaine,

as well as a major cultivator of marijuana in its own right; cocaine

and heroin consumption on the rise; world's largest market for

illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from India through

various east African countries, but increasingly producing its own

synthetic drugs for domestic consumption; attractive venue for money

launderers given the increasing level of organized criminal and

narcotics activity in the region and the size of the South African

economy

Spain

despite rigorous law enforcement efforts, North African, Latin

American, Galician, and other European traffickers take advantage of

Spain's long coastline to land large shipments of cocaine and

hashish for distribution to the European market; consumer for Latin

American cocaine and North African hashish; destination and minor

transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin; money-laundering

site for Colombian narcotics trafficking organizations and organized

crime

Suriname

growing transshipment point for South American drugs

destined for Europe via the Netherlands and Brazil; transshipment

point for arms-for-drugs dealing

Switzerland

a major international financial center vulnerable to the

layering and integration stages of money laundering; despite

significant legislation and reporting requirements, secrecy rules

persist and nonresidents are permitted to conduct business through

offshore entities and various intermediaries; transit country for

and consumer of South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and

Western European synthetics; domestic cannabis cultivation and

limited ecstasy production

Syria

a transit point for opiates, hashish, and cocaine bound for

regional and Western markets; weak anti-money-laundering controls

and bank privatization may leave it vulnerable to money laundering

Taiwan

regional transit point for heroin, methamphetamine, and

precursor chemicals; transshipment point for drugs to Japan; major

problem with domestic consumption of methamphetamine and heroin;

rising problems with use of ketamine and club drugs

Tajikistan

major transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for

Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited

illicit cultivation of opium poppy for domestic consumption;

Tajikistan seizes roughly 80% of all drugs captured in Central Asia

and stands third worldwide in seizures of opiates (heroin and raw

opium); significant consumer of opiates

Tanzania

targeted by traffickers moving hashish, Afghan heroin, and

South American cocaine transported down the East African coastline,

through airports, or overland through Central Africa; Zanzibar

likely used by traffickers for drug smuggling; traffickers in the

past have recruited Tanzanian couriers to move drugs through Iran

into East Asia.

Thailand

a minor producer of opium, heroin, and marijuana; transit

point for illicit heroin en route to the international drug market

from Burma and Laos; eradication efforts have reduced the area of

cannabis cultivation and shifted some production to neighboring

countries; opium poppy cultivation has been reduced by eradication

efforts; also a drug money-laundering center; minor role in

methamphetamine production for regional consumption; major consumer

of methamphetamine since the 1990s despite a series of government

crackdowns

Timor-Leste

NA

Togo

transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money

laundering not a significant problem

Trinidad and Tobago

transshipment point for South American drugs

destined for the US and Europe; producer of cannabis

Turkey

key transit route for Southwest Asian heroin to Western

Europe and, to a lesser extent, the US - via air, land, and sea

routes; major Turkish and other international trafficking

organizations operate out of Istanbul; laboratories to convert

imported morphine base into heroin exist in remote regions of Turkey

and near Istanbul; government maintains strict controls over areas

of legal opium poppy cultivation and over output of poppy straw

concentrate; lax enforcement of money-laundering controls

Turkmenistan

transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian

and Western European markets; transit point for heroin precursor

chemicals bound for Afghanistan

Turks and Caicos Islands

transshipment point for South American

narcotics destined for the US and Europe

Ukraine

limited cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly for

CIS consumption; some synthetic drug production for export to the

West; limited government eradication program; used as transshipment

point for opiates and other illicit drugs from Africa, Latin

America, and Turkey to Europe and Russia; Ukraine has improved

anti-money-laundering controls, resulting in its removal from the

Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Noncooperative Countries and

Territories List in February 2004; Ukraine's anti-money-laundering

regime continues to be monitored by FATF

United Arab Emirates

the UAE is a drug transshipment point for

traffickers given its proximity to Southwest Asian drug-producing

countries; the UAE's position as a major financial center makes it

vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controls

improving, but informal banking remains unregulated

United Kingdom

producer of limited amounts of synthetic drugs and

synthetic precursor chemicals; major consumer of Southwest Asian

heroin, Latin American cocaine, and synthetic drugs;

money-laundering center

United States

world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from

Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and

Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican

methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian

heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants,

stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering

center

Uruguay

small-scale transit country for drugs mainly bound for

Europe, often through sea-borne containers; law enforcement

corruption; money laundering because of strict banking secrecy laws;

weak border control along Brazilian frontier; increasing consumption

of cocaine base and synthetic drugs

Uzbekistan

transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian

and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit

cultivation of cannabis and small amounts of opium poppy for

domestic consumption; poppy cultivation almost wiped out by

government crop eradication program; transit point for heroin

precursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan

Venezuela

small-scale illicit producer of opium and coca for the

processing of opiates and coca derivatives; however, large

quantities of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana transit the country

from Colombia bound for US and Europe; significant narcotics-related

money-laundering activity, especially along the border with Colombia

and on Margarita Island; active eradication program primarily

targeting opium; increasing signs of drug-related activities by

Colombian insurgents on border

Vietnam

minor producer of opium poppy; probable minor transit point

for Southeast Asian heroin; government continues to face domestic

opium/heroin/methamphetamine addiction problems despite longstanding

crackdowns

World

cocaine: worldwide coca leaf cultivation in 2007 amounted to

232,500 hectares; Colombia produced slightly more than two-thirds of

the worldwide crop, followed by Peru and Bolivia; potential pure

cocaine production decreased 7% to 865 metric tons in 2007; Colombia

conducts an aggressive coca eradication campaign, but both Peruvian

and Bolivian Governments are hesitant to eradicate coca in key

growing areas; 551 metric tons of export-quality cocaine (85% pure)

is documented to have been seized or destroyed in 2005; US

consumption of export quality cocaine is estimated to have been in

excess of 380 metric tons

opiates: worldwide illicit opium poppy cultivation continued to

increase in 2007, with a potential opium production of 8,400 metric

tons, reaching the highest levels recorded since estimates began in

mid-1980s; Afghanistan is world's primary opium producer, accounting

for 95% of the global supply; Southeast Asia - responsible for 9% of

global opium - saw marginal increases in production; Latin America

produced 1% of global opium, but most was refined into heroin

destined for the US market; if all potential opium was processed

into pure heroin, the potential global production would be 1,000

metric tons of heroin in 2007

Zambia

transshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone,

small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for southern Africa and

possibly Europe; a poorly developed financial infrastructure coupled

with a government commitment to combating money laundering make it

an unattractive venue for money launderers; major consumer of

cannabis

Zimbabwe

transit point for cannabis and South Asian heroin, mandrax,

and methamphetamines en route to South Africa

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Field Listing :: Imports

This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise

imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free

on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate

basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.

Country Comparison to the World

Country

Imports

Afghanistan

$4.85 billion (2007)

$3.823 billion (2006)

Albania

$4.898 billion (2008 est.)

$3.999 billion (2007 est.)

Algeria

$39.16 billion (2008 est.)

$26.4 billion (2007 est.)

American Samoa

$308.8 million (FY04 est.)

Andorra

$1.789 billion (2007)

$1.879 billion (2005)

Angola

$17.08 billion (2008 est.)

$13.66 billion (2007 est.)

Anguilla

$143 million (2006)

Antigua and Barbuda

$522.8 million (2007 est.)

Argentina

$54.56 billion (2008 est.)

$42.53 billion (2007 est.)

Armenia

$3.763 billion (2008 est.)

$2.797 billion (2007 est.)

Aruba

$1.054 billion (2006)

Australia

$194.2 billion (2008 est.)

$160.2 billion (2007 est.)

Austria

$179.2 billion (2008 est.)

$160.3 billion (2007 est.)

Azerbaijan

$7.575 billion (2008 est.)

$6.045 billion (2007 est.)

Bahamas, The

$2.401 billion (2006)

Bahrain

$14.25 billion (2008 est.)

$10.93 billion (2007 est.)

Bangladesh

$21.51 billion (2008 est.)

$16.67 billion (2007 est.)

Barbados

$1.586 billion (2006)

Belarus

$39.16 billion (2008 est.)

$28.4 billion (2007 est.)

Belgium

$387.7 billion (2008 est.)

$320.9 billion (2007 est.)

Belize

$788.1 million (2008 est.)

$642 million (2007 est.)

Benin

$1.843 billion (2008 est.)

$1.194 billion (2007 est.)

Bermuda

$1.162 billion (2006)

Bhutan

$320 million (2006)

Bolivia

$4.641 billion (2008 est.)

$3.24 billion (2007 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$12.29 billion (2008 est.)

$9.947 billion (2007 est.)

Botswana

$4.486 billion (2008 est.)

$3.447 billion (2007 est.)

Brazil

$173.1 billion (2008 est.)

$120.6 billion (2007 est.)

British Virgin Islands

$187 million f.o.b.

Brunei

$2.055 billion (2007 est.)

$2 billion (2006 est.)

Bulgaria

$35.64 billion (2008 est.)

$28.65 billion (2007 est.)

Burkina Faso

$1.343 billion (2008 est.)

$1.221 billion (2007 est.)

Burma

$3.388 billion (2008 est.)

$2.964 billion (2007 est.)

note: import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of

consumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in from

Thailand, China, Malaysia, and India

Burundi

$350 million (2008 est.)

$257.6 million (2007 est.)

Cambodia

$6.534 billion (2008 est.)

$5.424 billion (2007 est.)

Cameroon

$4.303 billion (2008 est.)

$4.05 billion (2007 est.)

Canada

$415.2 billion (2008 est.)

$386.6 billion (2007 est.)

Cape Verde

$864 million (2008 est.)

$743.6 million (2007 est.)

Cayman Islands

$866.9 million (2004)

Central African Republic

$237.3 million (2007 est.)

Chad

$1.927 billion (2008 est.)

$1.541 billion (2007 est.)

Chile

$57.61 billion (2008 est.)

$44.03 billion (2007 est.)

China

$1.074 trillion (2008 est.)

$904.6 billion (2007 est.)

Christmas Island

$NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

$NA

Colombia

$37.56 billion (2008 est.)

$31.17 billion (2007 est.)

Comoros

$143 million (2006)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

$5.2 billion (2007)

$2.263 billion (2006)

Congo, Republic of the

$3.105 billion (2008 est.)

$2.858 billion (2007 est.)

Cook Islands

$81.04 million (2005)

Costa Rica

$14.55 billion (2008 est.)

$12.29 billion (2007 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

$6.76 billion (2008 est.)

$5.932 billion (2007 est.)

Croatia

$30.42 billion (2008 est.)

$25.56 billion (2007 est.)

Cuba

$14.25 billion (2008 est.)

$10.08 billion (2007 est.)

Cyprus

$10.54 billion (2008 est.)

$7.957 billion (2007 est.)

Czech Republic

$139.4 billion (2008 est.)

$116.8 billion (2007 est.)

Denmark

$116.4 billion (2008 est.)

$100.8 billion (2007 est.)

Djibouti

$1.555 billion (2006)

Dominica

$296 million (2006)

Dominican Republic

$16.1 billion (2008 est.)

$13.6 billion (2007 est.)

Ecuador

$17.79 billion (2008 est.)

$13.05 billion (2007 est.)

Egypt

$56.62 billion (2008 est.)

$44.95 billion (2007 est.)

El Salvador

$9.003 billion (2008 est.)

$8.108 billion (2007 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

$3.114 billion (2008 est.)

$2.365 billion (2007 est.)

Eritrea

$601 million (2008 est.)

$580 million (2007 est.)

Estonia

$15.35 billion (2008 est.)

$14.75 billion (2007 est.)

Ethiopia

$7.206 billion (2008 est.)

$5.156 billion (2007 est.)

European Union

$1.69 trillion (2007)

$1.466 trillion (2005)

note: external imports, excluding intra-EU trade

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

$90 million (2004 est.)

Faroe Islands

$751 million (2006)

Fiji

$3.12 billion (2006)

Finland

$87.51 billion (2008 est.)

$78.22 billion (2007 est.)

France

$692 billion (2008 est.)

$600.9 billion (2007 est.)

French Polynesia

$1.706 billion (2005 est.)

Gabon

$2.577 billion (2008 est.)

$2.2 billion (2007 est.)

Gambia, The

$299 million (2008 est.)

$262.9 million (2007 est.)

Gaza Strip

$2.84 billion (2006)

$2.44 billion (2005)

Georgia

$6.261 billion (2008 est.)

$4.984 billion (2007 est.)

Germany

$1.232 trillion (2008 est.)

$1.079 trillion (2007 est.)

Ghana

$10.26 billion (2008 est.)

$8.066 billion (2007 est.)

Gibraltar

$2.967 billion (2004 est.)

Greece

$93.91 billion (2008 est.)

$80.79 billion (2007 est.)

Greenland

$712 million (2006)

Grenada

$343 million (2006)

Guam

$701 million (2004 est.)

Guatemala

$13.42 billion (2008 est.)

$12.48 billion (2007 est.)

Guernsey

$NA

Guinea

$1.389 billion (2008 est.)

$1.218 billion (2007 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

$200 million (2006)

Guyana

$1.294 billion (2008 est.)

$982.9 million (2007 est.)

Haiti

$2.107 billion (2008 est.)

$1.618 billion (2007 est.)

Honduras

$10.39 billion (2008 est.)

$8.82 billion (2007 est.)

Hong Kong

$388.4 billion (2008 est.)

$365.6 billion (2007 est.)

Hungary

$106.5 billion (2008 est.)

$93.4 billion (2007 est.)

Iceland

$5.699 billion (2008 est.)

$6.181 billion (2007 est.)

India

$315.1 billion (2008 est.)

$231.6 billion (2007 est.)

Indonesia

$116 billion (2008 est.)

$85.26 billion (2007 est.)

Iran

$67.25 billion (2008 est.)

$56.58 billion (2007 est.)

Iraq

$37.22 billion (2008 est.)

$25.67 billion (2007 est.)

Ireland

$84.82 billion (2008 est.)

$84.76 billion (2007 est.)

Isle of Man

$NA

Israel

$64.4 billion (2008 est.)

$55.93 billion (2007 est.)

Italy

$546.9 billion (2008 est.)

$498.1 billion (2007 est.)

Jamaica

$7.185 billion (2008 est.)

$5.789 billion (2007 est.)

Japan

$708.3 billion (2008 est.)

$573.3 billion (2007 est.)

Jersey

$NA

Jordan

$14.99 billion (2008 est.)

$12.02 billion (2007 est.)

Kazakhstan

$38.45 billion (2008 est.)

$33.26 billion (2007 est.)

Kenya

$10.69 billion (2008 est.)

$8.381 billion (2007 est.)

Kiribati

$62 million (2004 est.)

Korea, North

$3.055 billion (2007)

$2.879 billion (2006)

Korea, South

$427.4 billion (2008 est.)

$349.6 billion (2007 est.)

Kosovo

$2.6 billion f.o.b.

Kuwait

$22.94 billion (2008 est.)

$20.63 billion (2007 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

$3.754 billion (2008 est.)

$2.636 billion (2007 est.)

Laos

$1.384 billion (2008 est.)

$1.065 billion (2007 est.)

Latvia

$15.65 billion (2008 est.)

$15.13 billion (2007 est.)

Lebanon

$16.25 billion (2008 est.)

$11.93 billion (2007 est.)

Lesotho

$1.88 billion (2008 est.)

$1.604 billion (2007 est.)

Liberia

$7.143 billion (2006)

Libya

$26.55 billion (2008 est.)

$17.7 billion (2007 est.)

Liechtenstein

$917.3 million

Lithuania

$29.3 billion (2008 est.)

$23.04 billion (2007 est.)

Luxembourg

$27.73 billion (2008 est.)

$23.09 billion (2007 est.)

Macau

$5.4 billion (2008 est.)

$4.559 billion (2006 est.)

Macedonia

$6.523 billion (2008 est.)

$4.976 billion (2007 est.)

Madagascar

$2.419 billion (2008 est.)

$1.944 billion (2007 est.)

Malawi

$1.587 billion (2008 est.)

$1.323 billion (2007 est.)

Malaysia

$154.7 billion (2008 est.)

$139.1 billion (2007 est.)

Maldives

$1.276 billion (2008 est.)

$930 million (2006 est.)

Mali

$2.358 billion (2006)

Malta

$4.792 billion (2008 est.)

$4.655 billion (2007 est.)

Marshall Islands

$79.4 million (2008 est.)

$54.7 million (2000 est.)

Mauritania

$1.475 billion (2006)

Mauritius

$4.399 billion (2008 est.)

$3.656 billion (2007 est.)

Mayotte

$341 million (2005)

Mexico

$308.6 billion (2008 est.)

$281.9 billion (2007 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of

$132.7 million (2004)

Moldova

$4.87 billion (2008 est.)

$3.676 billion (2007 est.)

Monaco

$916.1 million (2005)

note: full customs integration with France, which collects and

rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market

system through customs union with France

Mongolia

$3.615 billion (2008)

$2.117 billion (2007)

Montenegro

$601.7 million (2003)

Montserrat

$17 million

Morocco

$39.35 billion (2008 est.)

$29.32 billion (2007 est.)

Mozambique

$3.458 billion (2008 est.)

$2.811 billion (2007 est.)

Namibia

$3.849 billion (2008 est.)

$3.102 billion (2007 est.)

Nauru

$20 million (2004 est.)

Nepal

$3.229 billion (2008)

$2.398 billion (2006)

Netherlands

$474.8 billion (2008 est.)

$406.2 billion (2007 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

$15.74 billion (2006)

New Caledonia

$1.998 billion (2006)

New Zealand

$32.76 billion (2008 est.)

$29.05 billion (2007 est.)

Nicaragua

$4.848 billion (2008 est.)

$4.117 billion (2007 est.)

Niger

$800 million (2006)

Nigeria

$46.3 billion (2008 est.)

$38.8 billion (2007 est.)

Niue

$9.038 million (2004)

Norfolk Island

$17.9 million c.i.f.

Northern Mariana Islands

$214.4 million (2001)

Norway

$85.95 billion (2008 est.)

$77.03 billion (2007 est.)

Oman

$20.71 billion (2008 est.)

$14.34 billion (2007 est.)

Pakistan

$38.19 billion (2008 est.)

$28.76 billion (2007 est.)

Palau

$107.3 million (2004 est.)

Panama

$15 billion (2008 est.)

$12.52 billion (2007 est.)

note: includes the Colon Free Zone

Papua New Guinea

$3.124 billion (2008 est.)

$2.629 billion (2007 est.)

Paraguay

$8.809 billion (2008 est.)

$6.008 billion (2007 est.)

Peru

$28.44 billion (2008 est.)

$19.6 billion (2007 est.)

Philippines

$60.78 billion (2008 est.)

$57.9 billion (2007 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

$NA

Poland

$204.4 billion (2008 est.)

$162.4 billion (2007 est.)

Portugal

$87.83 billion (2008 est.)

$75.98 billion (2007 est.)

Puerto Rico

$29.1 billion c.i.f.

Qatar

$25.11 billion (2008 est.)

$19.82 billion (2007 est.)

Romania

$76.17 billion (2008 est.)

$64.54 billion (2007 est.)

Russia

$291.9 billion (2008 est.)

$223.5 billion (2007 est.)

Rwanda

$834 million (2008 est.)

$637 million (2007 est.)