Benin vs Togo: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Benin
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 45.1% against 43.4% in Benin, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Togo ahead.
Benin ranks 22nd and Togo ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 5.1% | 6.4% | Benin |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 5.5% | 11.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 12.4% | 9.4% | Benin |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 21.6% | 1.1% | Togo |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 34.9% | 4.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 43.2% | 0.1% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Benin or Togo?
- Togo, at 45.1% against 43.4% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Benin and Togo?
- 1.7%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Togo?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Togo rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Benin ranks 22nd and Togo ranks 20th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.