Togo | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)

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. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Development relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Togolese Republic
Records
63
Source
Togo | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)
1960 244346815.89126
1961 249659132.31525
1962 244346815.89126
1963 245674288.21825
1964 343944675.44568
1965 337373300.37409
1966 381205677.47457
1967 347998890.52602
1968 370578967.05683
1969 431678053.54986
1970 490120351.63181
1971 588410905.95543
1972 561846241.96977
1973 490120351.63181
1974 490120351.63181
1975 603022063.94874
1976 755769091.87076
1977 1305659727.4658
1978 1629795161.1177
1979 1381371115.8405
1980 1236592889.4231
1981 1161371577.392
1982 1205820517.625
1983 939125848.84864
1984 1034862947.3484
1985 1231260312.4757
1986 1443735796.4978
1987 1375541553.6278
1988 1510649249.8953
1989 1365442568.908
1990 1403611924.7486
1991 1274479627.7447
1992 1118993112.8541
1993 757558350.67862
1994 665136244.84942
1995 862681727.29742
1996 1262815928.6433
1997 1262815928.6433
1998 1356264262.4423
1999 1239625498.0499
2000 1177644269.7513
2001 1210021505.2937
2002 1287295043.5519
2003 1454650374.8674
2004 1416495258.7015
2005 1305611531.5867
2006 1235018606.7604
2007 1286792873.98
2008 1372638604.3194
2009 1460265422.556
2010 1621102903.1432
2011 2042733599.6319
2012 1983377534.59
2013 2387266701.2079
2014 2217914504.1206
2015 2441321788.5956
2016 2415726895.8504
2017 2113470441.6798
2018 2227725795.7018
2019 2297510189.103
2020 2400630473.1084
2021 2566267969.0668
2022 2697938837.3559

Togo | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)

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. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Development relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Togolese Republic
Records
63
Source