Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Togo: key statistics
Togo has 8.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,384. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Lomé
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- West African CFA franc XOF
- Languages
- French
- ISO codes
- TGTGO
- Land neighbours
- Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana
Population8.6m2025 · rank 101 of 217GDP$11.9bn2025 · rank 153 of 211GDP per capita$1,3842025 · rank 185 of 211Life expectancy62.9 yrs2024 · rank 201 of 217Internet users39.5%2024 · rank 160 of 188Fertility4.122024 · rank 21 of 217CO₂ per person0.31 t2024 · rank 171 of 203Inflation0.4%2025 · rank 157 of 180
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Togo, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Togo by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8.6m | 2025 | 101/217 | 30/48 | +21% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.18% | 2025 | 39/217 | 27/48 | +0.3 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 44.4% | 2025 | 164/217 | 27/48 | +4.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 4.12 | 2024 | 21/217 | 19/48 | −12% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.5% | 2025 | 178/217 | 18/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 40.4% | 2025 | 22/217 | 20/48 | −1.7 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 154.6 | 2024 | 74/216 | 11/48 | +21% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 32.1 | 2024 | 21/217 | 19/48 | −12% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 56,785 km² | 2024 | 126/216 | 36/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $11.9bn | 2025 | 153/211 | 33/46 | +107% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,384 | 2025 | 185/211 | 23/46 | +70% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $4,079 | 2025 | 176/199 | 27/46 | +100% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,350 | 2025 | 176/201 | 24/46 | +48% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 6.3% | 2025 | 30/210 | 10/46 | +0.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 4.0% | 2025 | 50/210 | 10/46 | +0.5 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 20.3% | 2025 | 34/198 | 24/45 | +1.4 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 21.0% | 2025 | 122/201 | 32/45 | −1.9 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 61.7% | 2025 | 75/201 | 7/45 | +12.5 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 22.4% | 2023 | 94/175 | 20/43 | +0.3 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 19.5% | 2020 | 97/163 | 16/39 | +8.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.4% | 2025 | 157/180 | 39/44 | −2.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 3.8% | 2016 | 85/136 | 27/36 | −1.5 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.3% | 2016 | 111/136 | 36/36 | +0.6 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 581.93 | 2025 | 42/210 | 25/47 | −1.6% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 13.9% | 2023 | 92/142 | 14/32 | +1.8 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 16.0% | 2023 | 121/142 | 20/32 | +3.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 43.2% | 2024 | 60/119 | 22/43 | +27.2 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.87% | 2025 | 72/156 | 13/45 | +0.2 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 24.6% | 2023 | 128/184 | 23/43 | −9.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 35.3% | 2023 | 114/184 | 16/43 | −12.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 59.9% | 2023 | 129/184 | 22/43 | −22.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -0.3% | 2020 | 78/185 | 12/42 | +3.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.9% | 2025 | 109/197 | 27/46 | −2.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 8.7% | 2020 | 33/178 | 8/41 | +1.6 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 482,000 | 2020 | 127/196 | 18/42 | +139% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.0% | 2025 | 172/187 | 42/47 | −0.2 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 3.4% | 2025 | 176/187 | 40/47 | −0.9 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 57.8% | 2025 | 120/187 | 33/47 | −0.3 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 56.6% | 2025 | 70/187 | 25/47 | +1.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $616m | 2023 | 57/145 | 28/48 | +172% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 6.3% | 2023 | 38/139 | 20/47 | +2.6 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $74.8 | 2023 | 63/145 | 21/48 | +125% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 34.7% | 2021 | 26/151 | 26/44 | −30.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 55.6% | 2021 | 25/151 | 25/44 | −22.1 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 43.8% | 2021 | 27/145 | 22/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 37.9 | 2021 | 54/151 | 25/44 | −18% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 10.2% | 2024 | 57/167 | 37/44 | −10.5 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 15.0% | 2025 | 147/190 | 33/46 | −2.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 72.6% | 2022 | 109/141 | 17/41 | +12.2 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 63.7% | 2022 | 118/147 | 20/41 | +15.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 114.3% | 2024 | 22/191 | 11/41 | −8.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 63.4% | 2023 | 145/176 | 13/34 | +10.6 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 14.9% | 2020 | 141/172 | 11/34 | +6.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 91.2% | 2024 | 105/168 | 8/36 | +8.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 40.1 | 2018 | 19/173 | 15/40 | −2.9% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.1% | 2023 | 94/184 | 17/43 | +1.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 62.9 yrs | 2024 | 201/217 | 33/48 | +7.1% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 34.8 | 2024 | 33/196 | 28/48 | −26% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 56.1 | 2024 | 23/196 | 23/48 | −28% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 349 | 2023 | 22/194 | 21/48 | −30% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.1% | 2023 | 101/193 | 15/48 | +1.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $59.6 | 2023 | 165/193 | 28/48 | +51% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.08 | 2022 | 174/180 | 41/46 | +58% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 81% | 2024 | 145/193 | 25/48 | +4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.6% | 2024 | 24/153 | 21/44 | −0.8 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 23.8% | 2017 | 47/154 | 31/46 | −6.1 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 64.8% | 2024 | 193/206 | 34/46 | +5.9 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 25.2% | 2024 | 190/203 | 34/46 | +8.4 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 39.5% | 2024 | 160/188 | 22/46 | +33.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 80.8 | 2024 | 166/210 | 29/48 | +34% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 1.4 | 2024 | 164/208 | 15/48 | +739% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 61.1% | 2024 | 186/215 | 21/48 | +15.4 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 15.0% | 2024 | 164/192 | 24/48 | +9.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.31 t | 2024 | 171/203 | 27/47 | +25% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 75.1% | 2021 | 23/212 | 20/48 | +6.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 25.3% | 2021 | 96/206 | 27/48 | −66.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 22.5% | 2024 | 126/214 | 24/48 | −0.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 48.7% | 2024 | 8/206 | 3/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.9% | 2022 | 133/177 | 28/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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