ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Togo

Sub-Saharan Africa. Lower middle income. Capital: Lome. Population 8,591,626 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
2,095 2,777 3,458 1995 2025 3,486
GDP growth (%)
−4.3 4.9 14.0 1995 2025 6.3
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.6 7.7 16.1 1995 2025 0.4
Life expectancy at birth (years)
53.9 58.3 62.8 1995 2024 62.9

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 3,486 2025 +625 +898 176 of 199
GDP growth% 6.3% 2025 +4.2 pp +0.8 pp 30 of 209
GDP per person growth% 4.0% 2025 +4.1 pp +0.5 pp 49 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 1,350 2025 +380 +440 176 of 201
Trade% of GDP 59.9% 2023 +2.4 pp −22.2 pp 128 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.9% 2025 +2.7 pp −2.6 pp 109 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 0.4% 2025 −1.3 pp −2.2 pp 157 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 2.0% 2025 −0.2 pp −0.2 pp 171 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 8,591,626 2025 +803,572 +1,520,124 101 of 217
Population growth% annual 2.2% 2025 0.0 pp +0.3 pp 39 of 217
Urban population% of total 44.4% 2025 +2.5 pp +4.7 pp 164 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 62.9 2024 +1.9 +4.2 201 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 34.8 2024 −5.4 −12.0 33 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 6.1% 2023 −0.1 pp +1.3 pp 101 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 72.6% 2022 +11.6 pp +12.2 pp 66 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.1% 2023 +0.1 pp +1.0 pp 87 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 39.5% 2024 +18.8 pp +33.8 pp 159 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 61.1% 2024 +8.6 pp +15.4 pp 186 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 37.9 2021 * −5.1 −8.1 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 34.7% 2021 * −27.0 pp −30.8 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 75.1% 2021 −5.6 pp +6.0 pp 23 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 2,906 +2.3 6,095 3,781 248 +3.0% 7% 6%
GDP growth 5.0% +1.0 4.3% 4.6% 1.3 – – –
GDP per person growth 3.0% +0.8 2.7% 2.5% 1.3 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,005 +2.6 2,750 1,355 133 +4.0% 4% 3%
Trade 63.4% −0.4 69.0% 59.9% 8.7 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.6% +0.5 1.9% 2.0% 2.6 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.7% −0.9 3.6% 3.5% 2.6 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 2.4% −0.7 5.1% 5.4% 0.6 – – –
Population 7,709,816 +2.0 12,348,573 14,957,094 449,960 +2.0% 293% 269%
Population growth 1.9% +1.3 1.7% 2.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 41.7% +2.0 50.9% 44.9% 1.4 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 60.7 +1.8 67.9 64.3 1.3 – – –
Infant mortality 41.0 −1.7 28.7 37.2 3.7 – – –
Health spending 5.9% +0.3 4.5% 4.4% 0.6 – – –
Government spending on education 3.8% +1.0 4.0% 3.3% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 20.5% +1.6 57.9% 36.8% 11.8 – – –
Access to electricity 51.4% +1.9 88.7% 57.8% 5.1 – – –
Renewable energy 77.1% −0.5 42.5% 70.6% 3.9 – – –

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