Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Togo
Togo: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 28.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Togo, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Togo is 28.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Togo peaked at 48.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1960.
Togo ranks 109th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1961 | 0.3% | +43.7% |
| 1962 | 13.4% | +3882.6% |
| 1963 | 13.0% | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 15.0% | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 13.5% | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 13.3% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 12.1% | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 14.3% | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 15.9% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 15.5% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 13.5% | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 18.6% | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 22.3% | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 33.4% | +49.5% |
| 1979 | 35.9% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 31.2% | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 28.7% | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 30.6% | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 23.5% | -23.1% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 21.5% | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | -25.8% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | +14.0% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 23.8% | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | -21.5% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | +105.5% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 48.0% | +38.7% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | -58.1% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | +1.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 28.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 28.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +3882.6% | 0.3% | 13.4% |
| 1992 | +105.5% | 18.7% | 38.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 0.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.4% | 13.5% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 15.9% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 14.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 14.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 24.7% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 27.9% | 31.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Togo
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0335 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 46.36 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0245 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 33.85 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Togo?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Togo was 28.3% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Togo ranks 109th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).