Benin | Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Benin
Records
53
Source
Benin | Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
1960 12.11028601
1961 9.53463213
1962 9.9593045
1963 11.62589881
1964 12.24316513
1965 14.90571052
1966 16.19606299
1967 19.77226633
1968 19.0765868
1969 21.42850576
1970 24.46132362
1971 27.8326141
1972 26.80014935
1973 25.95016695
1974 29.49464837
1975 33.41298201
1976 31.02851141
1977 34.78078291
1978 34.54536444
1979 37.02178869
1980 37.32210672
1981 43.95887164
1982 40.08629956
1983 31.57772269
1984 30.93192817
1985 36.64859963
1986 32.61549675
1987 30.95060711
1988 32.08308881
1989 24.80493838
1990 26.53887913
1991 30.34223078
1992 33.50159776
1993 32.9174161
1994 36.07346063
1995 36.43119751
1996 30.01897989
1997 31.53549502
1998 32.50068574
1999 35.12875697
2000 29.7460882
2001 30.89034153
2002 30.95720546
2003 31.05985351
2004 28.6295567
2005 28.5453561
2006 27.73803756
2007 28.36436328
2008 27.50149623
2009 25.10411675
2010 24.64904644
2011 26.96127149
2012

Benin | Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Benin
Records
53
Source