Togo - Economy
How is the economy of Togo? Based on the information we have, Togo has a low-income West African economy; primarily agrarian economy; has a deep-water port; growing international shipping locale; improving privatization and public budgeting transparency; key phosphate mining industry; extremely high rural poverty. Key agricultural products in this country include: cassava, yams, maize, oil palm fruit, sorghum, soybeans, beans, rice, vegetables, cotton (2022).
More about the economy of Togo
Labor force 3.166 million (2023 est.)
Industrial production growth rate 6.74% (2023 est.)
Industries phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages
Population below poverty line 45.5% (2018 est.)
Taxes and other revenues 14.19% (of GDP) (2022 est.)
Fiscal year
Exchange rates
Currency Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2023 606.57 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2022 623.76 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2021 554.531 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2020 575.586 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2019 585.911 (2019 est.)
Debt - external
Debt - external 2022 $1.462 billion (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2017 $77.8 million (31 December 2017 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2016 $42.6 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Current account balance
Current account balance 2020 -$20.738 million (2020 est.)
Current account balance 2019 -$55.444 million (2019 est.)
Current account balance 2018 -$184.852 million (2018 est.)
Public debt
Public debt 2017 75.7% of GDP (2017 est.)
Budget
Revenues $1.434 billion (2022 est.)
Expenditures $1.32 billion (2022 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Remittances
Remittances 2023 6.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2022 6.81% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2021 6.67% of GDP (2021 est.)
Household income
Lowest 10% 2.8% (2021 est.)
Highest 10% 29.6% (2021 est.)
Imports
Imports 2020 $2.389 billion (2020 est.)
Imports 2019 $2.261 billion (2019 est.)
Imports 2018 $2.329 billion (2018 est.)
Imports (partners) India 30%, China 16%, South Korea 13%, Nigeria 4%, Taiwan 4% (2022)
Comodities Imports force refined petroleum, crude petroleum, motorcycles and cycles, garments, rice (2022)
Exports
Imports 2020 $2.389 billion (2020 est.)
Imports 2019 $2.261 billion (2019 est.)
Imports 2018 $2.329 billion (2018 est.)
Exports (partners) UAE 26%, India 11%, Cote d'Ivoire 11%, South Africa 6%, Burkina Faso 6% (2022)
Comodities Exports force gold, refined petroleum, phosphates, soybeans, plastic products (2022)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 $25.75 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 $24.199 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 $22.881 billion (2021 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate) $9.171 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP Per capita
Real GDP per capita 2023 $2,800 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022 $2,700 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2021 $2,600 (2021 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
Agriculture 18.1% (2023 est.)
Industry 20.2% (2023 est.)
Services 51.7% (2023 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use
Household consumption 78.1% (2023 est.)
Government consumption 12.6% (2023 est.)
Investment in fixed capital 23% (2023 est.)
Exports of goods and services 23.9% (2023 est.)
Imports of goods and services -37.5% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate 2023 2.05% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2022 2.07% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2021 2.29% (2021 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Total 3.3% (2023 est.)
Male 4.1% (2023 est.)
Female 2.6% (2023 est.)
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Togo is found in Western Africa