Togo's imports of goods and services (current LCU) was 2.08 trillion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 45.92% from 1.43 trillion in 2013 (3.85% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2.08 trillion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 1.3 trillion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.43 trillion | 2013 |
| Highest | 2.08 trillion | 2023 |
| Lowest | 13.16 billion | 1963 |
| Average since 2014 | 1.5 trillion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 13.16 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Togo's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 5.7% on 2022 (from 1.97 trillion to 2.08 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +9.8% and a typical year strayed about 20.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 96.5% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 31.4% in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 71.69 billion a year. A straight line explains 55% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Togo in the 2023 ranking
- United Arab Emirates — 2nd of 3: 1.77 trillion
- Greenland — 3rd of 3: 11.71 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 61 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,084,724,000,000 |
| 2022 | 1,972,111,000,000 |
| 2021 | 1,574,606,000,000 |
| 2020 | 1,378,648,000,000 |
| 2019 | 1,328,864,000,000 |
| 2018 | 1,297,951,000,000 |
| 2017 | 1,220,480,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1,428,817,000,000 |
| 2015 | 1,443,338,000,000 |
| 2014 | 1,318,786,000,000 |
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 15.08 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 2.87 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 100.94 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 4.83 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 159.59 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 6.96 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 598.83 billion (2025)
- Chad — 2.09 trillion (2025)
- Comoros — 250.17 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 107.01 trillion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Togo
- GDP (current US$) — US$11.89 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 6.92 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$9.42 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 5.65 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,384 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 805,331 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,096 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 657,524 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$11.92 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 6.93 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 807,073 (2025)
- Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Togo's imports of goods and services (current LCU)?
- 2.08 trillion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1963?
- It is up 15,745% from 13.16 billion in 1963 (8.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.08 trillion in 2023 and the lowest 13.16 billion in 1963.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Togo?
- In 2023, Togo's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 5.7% on 2022 (from 1.97 trillion to 2.08 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +9.8% and a typical year strayed about 20.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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