Main Trading Partners 2006 
Imports Thousand$ Share Exports Thousand$ Share
Belgium 153,568 2%   Bahrain 20,069 1%
Brazil 227,050 2%   Belgium 46,778 2%
China 751,598 8%   China 45,589 2%
Egypt 379,134 4%   Egypt 47,894 2%
France 761,130 8%   France 39,125 2%
Germany 659,875 7%   Germany 22,237 1%
India 117,831 1%   India 11,967 1%
Italy 709,957 8%   Iran, Islamic republic of 36,087 2%
Japan 285,022 3%   Iraq 136,259 6%
Netherlands 150,034 2%   Jordan 84,231 4%
Romania 160,900 2%   Kuwait 82,463 4%
Russian Federation 260,655 3%   Nigeria 33,832 1%
Saudi Arabia 296,382 3%   Qatar 63,766 3%
Spain 148,875 2%   Saudi Arabia 146,205 6%
Switzerland 211,980 2%   Switzerland 450,988 20%
Syria 177,953 2%   Syria 175,737 8%
Turkey 257,826 3%   Turkey 102,345 4%
UAE 132,080 1%   UAE 176,223 8%
UK  406,654 4%   UK  31,547 1%
USA 1,016,013 11%   USA 52,636 2%
Other countries 2,133,069 0 Other countries 50,040 20%
TOTAL 9,397,586 100% TOTAL 1,856,018 100%