والواردات تزيد، على نحو دائم تقريبا، عن الصادرات، مما يجعل الميزان التجاري متّسما بعجز مزمن.
Legally, it is an independent corporate entity, and it is financially self-sufficient. It is a world-class port with highly developed transit activities serving the Sahel countries, mainly Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali.