Benin - Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Benin was 2,248,670,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,871,250,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 5,511,018,000 in 1961.

Definition: 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 current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 6,716,613,000
1961 5,511,018,000
1962 5,769,409,000
1963 7,233,220,000
1964 8,094,323,000
1965 10,589,810,000
1966 12,053,470,000
1967 14,894,620,000
1968 15,411,230,000
1969 18,424,550,000
1970 22,557,190,000
1971 25,679,630,000
1972 27,715,360,000
1973 29,173,170,000
1974 39,377,720,000
1975 48,469,540,000
1976 51,781,930,000
1977 64,091,240,000
1978 72,406,730,000
1979 93,419,680,000
1980 110,810,000,000
1981 154,224,000,000
1982 167,000,000,000
1983 131,805,000,000
1984 142,070,000,000
1985 172,175,000,000
1986 150,912,000,000
1987 145,332,000,000
1988 154,829,000,000
1989 118,876,000,000
1990 141,619,000,000
1991 170,034,000,000
1992 199,139,000,000
1993 212,011,000,000
1994 320,065,000,000
1995 394,537,000,000
1996 362,580,000,000
1997 417,510,000,000
1998 470,735,000,000
1999 710,287,000,000
2000 668,551,000,000
2001 762,271,000,000
2002 699,538,000,000
2003 712,594,000,000
2004 698,229,000,000
2005 713,773,000,000
2006 798,048,000,000
2007 1,058,470,000,000
2008 1,119,040,000,000
2009 1,134,680,000,000
2010 1,337,980,000,000
2011 1,328,710,000,000
2012 1,526,740,000,000
2013 1,955,520,000,000
2014 2,219,510,000,000
2015 2,156,920,000,000
2016 2,198,250,000,000
2017 2,527,590,000,000
2018 2,734,750,000,000
2019 2,871,250,000,000
2020 2,248,670,000,000

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts