Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Togo
Togo: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 16.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Togo, 1962–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Togo is 16.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Togo peaked at 31.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1977.
That places Togo 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.2% | — |
| 1963 | 11.8% | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 8.4% | -29.4% |
| 1965 | 6.9% | -17.3% |
| 1966 | 8.6% | +25.1% |
| 1967 | 10.1% | +17.2% |
| 1968 | 6.8% | -33.4% |
| 1969 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 7.7% | +15.5% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | -13.8% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | -18.6% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -24.0% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | +380.1% |
| 1979 | 15.7% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | +30.0% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | -66.3% |
| 1982 | 10.0% | +45.4% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | -24.8% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | +53.6% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | -46.7% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | +116.4% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 12.4% | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | +40.5% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | +56.8% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | -33.2% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +11.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 16.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 16.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +380.1% | 3.1% | 14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 6.7% | 11.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 3.1% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 5.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 16.1% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 14.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 12.4% | 16.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.6% compare
- 85 Albania 17.1% compare
- 86 Jamaica 16.6% compare
- 88 Dominican Republic 16.4% compare
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 16.2% compare
- 90 Cuba 15.5% compare
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 33.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 209.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Togo?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Togo was 16.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1977.
- How does Togo rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Togo ranks 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.