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Togo

TGOSub-Saharan Africa Low incomeCapital: Lome
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76/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$13
2027▲ 7.3%
Population
9.5M
2024▲ 2.3%
GDP per Capita
$1,273
2027▲ 4.8%
Life Expectancy
62.7 years
2023▲ 0.7%
Togo in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
192 countries · log scale on X world Togo· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Togo

Togo's GDP is $12.18B (2026), with a population of 9.5M, and GDP per capita of $1,215. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 5.5%, inflation at 4.5%, government debt at 70.6% of GDP, life expectancy of 62.7 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Located in Sub-Saharan Africa, the economy is projected to see a GDP growth rate of 5.5% in 2026, with an estimated GDP of $12.176 billion. The GDP per capita is expected to be $1,215.196 in the same year. Inflation is anticipated to be 4.5%. Trade is significant, with trade to GDP ratio at 61.575% in 2022. Unemployment is projected to be 1.995% in 2025. The population is estimated to be 9,515,236 in 2024. Life expectancy stands at 62.739 years in 2023. The capital is Lome. The country is classified as low income.

▶Economy29 indicators · 2020–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$132027▲ 7.3%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)5.5%2027▲ 0.0%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$1,2732027▲ 4.8%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$382027▲ 7.3%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$3,7032027▲ 4.7%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.02%2027▲ 6.3%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$10.68B2024▲ 8.7%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$1,0802024▲ 2.9%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$3,3802024▲ 7.0%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)20.4%2024▼ 2.0%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)49.2%2024▲ 0.8%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)21.3%2024▲ 0.1%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)12.5%2022▼ 1.7%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)74.5%2022▼ 1.7%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)24.5%2022▲ 13.9%WB
Gross Savings (% of GNI)19.5%2020—WB
GDP Deflator (%)1.8%2024▼ 54.2%WB
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$8,6262024▲ 3.6%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)11.4%2024▼ 2.7%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$8322021▲ 5.9%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)12.3%2020—WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-11.6%2022▼ 14.3%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)4.88%2021▲ 204.3%WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)7.9%2021▲ 66.2%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)2.98%2021▼ 4.6%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$2.18B2024▲ 6.3%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary17 indicators · 2023–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)0.7%2027▼ 84.4%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)68.5%2027▼ 3.0%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-3.0%2027▲ 0.0%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-0.3%2027▲ 50.0%IMF
Total Investment (% of GDP)24.2%2026▼ 5.2%IMF
Gross National Savings (% of GDP)23.7%2026▼ 0.5%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)2.9%2024▼ 47.9%WB
Government Revenue (% of GDP)15.5%2023▲ 9.0%WB
Government Expenditure (% of GDP)15.9%2023▲ 4.0%WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)13.8%2023▲ 2.9%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)41.4%2023▼ 10.0%WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)15.3%2023▼ 5.6%WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)18.0%2023▼ 1.2%WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)8.6%2023▼ 2.8%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)606.352024▼ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor201.682024▼ 0.6%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)46.8%2024▲ 0.2%WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)61.6%2022▲ 9.2%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)25.0%2022▲ 8.1%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)36.6%2022▲ 10.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$2.16B2022▲ 9.4%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$3.16B2022▲ 11.3%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$1.63B2024▲ 3.8%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$3.47B2024▲ 6.5%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.8%2024▼ 3.2%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-0.7%2024▲ 31.7%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$83.8M2024▲ 5.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$650.4M2020—WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)8.7%2020—WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)0.7%2024▲ 18.9%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-0.3%2020—WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-20.7M2020—WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)43.2%2024▲ 15.3%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$4.29B2024▲ 24.8%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)3.2%2024▲ 19.3%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$1.94B2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$676.7M2024▲ 13.7%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)6.3%2023▲ 26.2%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$615.5M2023▲ 43.3%WB
▶Finance5 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)25.3%2024▼ 2.7%WB
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)57.4%2024▲ 15.8%WB
Account Ownership, Female (%)45.3%2024▲ 2.4%WB
Account Ownership, Male (%)70.0%2024▲ 26.8%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)22.1%2023—WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)172023—WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)6.7%2023—WB
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)25.0%2023—WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)13.2%2023—WB
Firms Offering Training (%)37.9%2023—WB
Average Firm Age (years)8 years2023—WB
Firms Using Computers (%)55.3%2023—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population9.5M2024▲ 2.3%WB
Population Growth (%)2.2%2024▼ 3.9%WB
Population Density (per km²)1712023▲ 2.4%WB
Surface Area (sq km)56,7902023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)54,3902023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)43.8%2024▲ 1.3%WB
Urban Population (total)4.2M2024▲ 3.6%WB
Rural Population (%)56.2%2024▼ 1.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth62.7 years2023▲ 0.7%WB
Life Expectancy, Male62.5 years2023▲ 0.7%WB
Life Expectancy, Female62.9 years2023▲ 0.7%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)4.22023▼ 1.4%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)31.12023▼ 1.2%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.72023▼ 2.2%WB
Net Migration-15,0102025▼ 7.1%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)39.5%2024▼ 0.9%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)57.3%2024▲ 0.5%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.2%2024▲ 1.6%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)74.6%2024▼ 1.2%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)5.6%2024▲ 1.0%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)69.0%2024▼ 1.4%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)251.52023▼ 2.4%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)239.82023▼ 2.2%WB
▶Labor19 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force3.4M2025▲ 2.7%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)57.8%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)56.6%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)59.0%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Unemployment (%)2.0%2025▲ 2.4%WB
Female Unemployment (%)2.0%2025▼ 3.3%WB
Male Unemployment (%)2.0%2025▲ 8.7%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)3.4%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)37.6%2025▼ 1.8%WB
Employment in Industry (%)18.2%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Employment in Services (%)44.2%2025▲ 1.5%WB
Self-Employed (%)70.7%2022—WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)75.0%2025▼ 0.6%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)23.4%2025▲ 1.9%WB
Employers (% of total employment)1.6%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)48.7%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)56.7%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)76.6%2025▼ 0.6%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)13.0%2022—WB
▶Education20 indicators · 2016–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)4.1%2023▲ 9.7%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)11.6%2024▼ 21.4%WB
Adult Literacy Rate (%)72.6%2022—WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)63.7%2022—WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)82.8%2022—WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)90.4%2022—WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)114.3%2024▼ 1.8%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)63.4%2023▲ 0.6%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)14.9%2020—WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)91.2%2024▲ 4.5%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)56.6%2024▼ 0.1%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary9,2632024▼ 15.4%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary31,0152021▼ 6.9%WB
Primary School Teachers36,7872024▼ 5.1%WB
Secondary School Teachers51,4882023▲ 56.4%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary402018—WB
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)64.1%2016—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)62.62023▲ 13.3%WB
Education Spending, Secondary (% of govt)16.0%2016—WB
Education Spending, Tertiary (% of govt)17.7%2017—WB
▶Health40 indicators · 2017–2024 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)6.1%2023▼ 2.1%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$602023▲ 6.8%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)0.7%2023▲ 2.3%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)64.3%2023▲ 0.3%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.12022▲ 40.4%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)0.52022▲ 28.0%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)0.32022▼ 19.5%WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)58.32023▼ 3.2%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)23.12023▼ 1.7%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)3492023▼ 3.6%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)53.72023▼ 3.4%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)62.62023▼ 3.2%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)48.6%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)41.1%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)10.3%2019—WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)81.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)90.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.372024▼ 5.1%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)482024▲ 2.1%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)11.7%2022▼ 3.3%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)1.0%2022▼ 9.1%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)9.32021▼ 0.4%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)1.42020—WHO
Maternal Deaths1,0112023▼ 2.6%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)482024▲ 2.1%WHO
People Living with HIV100,0002024▲ 0.0%WHO
Malaria Deaths (estimated)3,4862024▲ 0.9%WHO
Malaria Incidence (per 1K at risk)249.32024▼ 5.9%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)90%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)81%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)90%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Physicians (total)12024▼ 26.3%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel42024▼ 17.4%WHO
Dentists (total)2,1462024▼ 18.4%WHO
Pharmacists (total)1,7392024▼ 6.7%WHO
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)5.7%2017—WHO
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)15.2%2017—WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index422023▲ 7.7%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)1,9612021—WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$602023▲ 6.8%WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)0.32024▲ 1.5%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)32024▲ 3.8%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)4252022▲ 0.7%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)1922022▲ 18.8%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)25.6%2021—WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)75.1%2021▼ 1.4%WB
Access to Electricity (%)59.2%2023▲ 3.5%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)13.2%2023▲ 7.3%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)51.72020—WB
Forest Area (%)22.1%2023▼ 0.2%WB
Forest Area (sq km)12,0042023▼ 0.2%WB
Arable Land (%)48.7%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)22.3%2024▲ 0.9%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.7%2024▲ 250.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)64.8%2024▲ 1.6%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)25.2%2024▲ 0.6%WHO
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)70.2%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)1,1732023▲ 0.5%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)128.22022▲ 5.1%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)119.82022▲ 3.5%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)142.92022▲ 13.6%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)1.3M2023▲ 4.7%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)22,2372023▲ 3.4%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)17.42023▲ 30.6%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)9.1%2023▼ 18.0%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)1.9%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)1.5M2023▲ 5.2%WB
▶Technology9 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)37.0%2023▲ 4.3%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)762023▲ 5.0%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)1.22023▲ 18.4%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)90.12024▼ 1.5%WB
Scientific Journal Articles1352022▲ 25.5%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$2.9M2024▲ 28.4%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)6.9%2020—WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$35.6M2020—WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)412023▼ 4.3%WB
▶Infrastructure6 indicators · 2021–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried2.2M2023▲ 83.2%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)58.52023▲ 74.8%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)2.0M2022▼ 1.7%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.502022—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)0.4%2022▼ 43.5%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)18.6%2024▼ 6.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)69.1%2022—WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)14.9%2025▲ 3.1%WB
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)139.8%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)772023▼ 1.6%WB
Gender Parity Index, Primary141.662018—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary0.812021—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.962021▼ 0.6%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-0.622023▲ 2.9%WB
Government Effectiveness-0.582023▲ 10.5%WB
Political Stability-0.952023▼ 21.1%WB
Regulatory Quality-0.492023▲ 12.4%WB
Rule of Law-0.532023▲ 4.2%WB
Voice & Accountability-0.782023▼ 3.7%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)28.8%2023▲ 1.7%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)30.2%2023▲ 8.5%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)32.1%2023▼ 1.4%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)14.2%2023▼ 22.7%WB
▶Military5 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.0%2024▼ 34.4%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$195.3M2024▼ 29.3%WB
Armed Forces Personnel10,0002020—WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.3%2020—WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)8.4%2024▼ 26.9%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)34.4%2021—WB
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)55.3%2021—WB
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)86.8%2021—WB
Poverty Headcount, National (%)43.8%2021—WB
Gini Index37.92021—WB
Income Share, Top 10%29.6%2021—WB
Income Share, Bottom 10%2.8%2021—WB
Income Share, Top 20%45.2%2021—WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%6.8%2021—WB
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)-2.6%2021—WB
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)5.062021—WB
Poverty Gap at $2.15/day (%)10.2%2021—WB
▶Social Protection7 indicators · 2020–2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)3.7%2021——
Social Assistance Coverage (%)15.0%2021——
Social Protection Coverage (%)18.2%2021——
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.432020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.432020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.432020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School6.0 years2020—WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals482,0002020—WB
International Tourism, Departures269,0002019—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$264.0M2019—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$61.0M2019—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)15.9%2019—WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$115.0M2019—WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)3.5%2024▲ 0.1%WB
Population in Largest City2.1M2025▲ 3.2%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)48.9%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)21.7%2025▲ 1.0%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)38.5%2022▼ 0.1%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)1.2%2024▼ 13.1%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)20.5%2024▲ 1.6%WHO
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)13.0%2024▲ 0.2%WHO

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