Merchandise imports, current USD
Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports.
MERCHANDISE_IMPORTS_CURRENT_USD · raw · annual · USD
Merchandise import scale
Merchandise imports, current USD
Merchandise import scale
Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports.
Data and evidence
Merchandise imports, current USD
Benin
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 265,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178355 · revision 1
Value 265000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 265000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 241,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178354 · revision 1
Value 241000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 241000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 578,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178353 · revision 1
Value 578000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 578000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 571,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178352 · revision 1
Value 571000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 571000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 431,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178351 · revision 1
Value 431000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 431000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 746,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178350 · revision 1
Value 746000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 746000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 654,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178349 · revision 1
Value 654000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 654000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 681,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178348 · revision 1
Value 681000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 681000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 736,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178347 · revision 1
Value 736000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 736000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 749,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178346 · revision 1
Value 749000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 749000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 613,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178345 · revision 1
Value 613000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 613000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 623,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178344 · revision 1
Value 623000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 623000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 725,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178343 · revision 1
Value 725000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 725000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 892,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178342 · revision 1
Value 892000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 892000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 894,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178341 · revision 1
Value 894000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 894000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 1,018,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178340 · revision 1
Value 1018000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1018000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 1,228,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178339 · revision 1
Value 1228000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1228000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 2,037,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178338 · revision 1
Value 2037000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2037000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 2,289,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178337 · revision 1
Value 2289000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2289000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 2,064,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178336 · revision 1
Value 2064000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2064000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 2,054,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178335 · revision 1
Value 2054000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2054000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 2,129,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178334 · revision 1
Value 2129000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2129000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 2,339,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178333 · revision 1
Value 2339000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2339000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 3,010,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178332 · revision 1
Value 3010000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3010000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 3,828,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178331 · revision 1
Value 3828000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3828000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 2,561,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178330 · revision 1
Value 2561000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2561000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 2,872,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178329 · revision 1
Value 2872000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2872000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 3,494,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178328 · revision 1
Value 3494000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3494000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 4,375,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178327 · revision 1
Value 4375000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 4375000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 3,932,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178326 · revision 1
Value 3932000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3932000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 3,555,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178325 · revision 1
Value 3555000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3555000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | 4,508,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178324 · revision 1
Value 4508000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 4508000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | 4,914,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178323 · revision 1
Value 4914000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 4914000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | 5,252,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178322 · revision 1
Value 5252000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 5252000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | 4,835,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178321 · revision 1
Value 4835000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 4835000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | 4,951,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178320 · revision 1
Value 4951000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 4951000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:11 · source revision unspecified |
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