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Which products are French Guiana’s leading exports?

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French Guiana’s leading exports consist of the following products:

Motor vehicles and their parts1
Gold1
Electrical machinery and electronics1
Fish1
Shrimps1

While the territory maintains a developing market economy, it experiences a chronically unfavorable balance of trade, as the value of its imports—primarily machinery, food, and refined petroleum—significantly outweighs the value of its exports.1