Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Togo
Togo: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 30.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.3%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
104th
of 201 countries
All-time high
48.0%
in 1994
All-time low
0.2%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 30.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% 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 104th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP 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 | 30.3% | -3.5% |
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 | 30.5% | 29.0% | 31.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 101 Congo 30.4% compare
- 102 Rwanda 30.4% compare
- 103 Germany 30.3% compare
- 105 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.2% compare
- 106 Trinidad and Tobago 29.9% compare
- 107 Sierra Leone 29.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Togo
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -73.35 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 83.75 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 9.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 19.6 % change on previous year (2023)
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 30.3% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 104th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); 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).