Togo

Sub-Saharan Africa·Low income

Population: 9.3M; 97th of 217
GDP: $9.93B; 157th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $1,043; 191st of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 62.7; 201st of 217
Human development: 0.539; 160th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Togo

Chad

Uganda

Ethiopia

South Sudan

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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

Area: 56,785 km²
Languages: French (official, language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (in the south), Kabye (sometimes…
Resources: phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
Borders: Benin; Burkina Faso; Ghana 1,098 km

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian56.9%▼ 1.5pt
Other19%▲ 1.2pt
Muslim16.1%
Unaffiliated8%

Religious diversity: 7.09 / 10 · very high · 6th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

TGO

TCD

UGA

ETH

GDP

current US$

$9.93B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$33.6M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

50.2%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

18%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

20%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

–––

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

–––

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

0.501–––

Total factor productivity

level, US = 1

–––

Population

people

9.3M–––

Population density

people per km²

167.1–––

Urban population

% of total

44.5%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

4.2–––

Net migration

people

-14K–––

Population under 15

% of total

39.5%–––

Population 65+

% of total

3.2%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

6%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

3.8%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Safe drinking water

% of population

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

1,329.8–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

98.9–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.9–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

–––

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

7.09–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

8%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

–––

Global Peace Index

1–5

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

4%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#157/214

$9.93B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#191/214

$1,0432024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#184/203

$3,072latest

GDP growth

annual %

#33/214

5.3%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#187/207

$1,0102024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#67/213

2.7%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#159/201

$33.6M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#118/205

50.2%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#41/206

18%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#131/208

20%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#15/187

1.9%latest

Gini index

0–100

#104/168

37.9latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#139/168

34.7%latest

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

#153/165

$1,5872022

Human capital index

PWT, schooling × returns

#113/144

2.132023

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

#78/139

0.5012023

Total factor productivity

level, US = 1

#106/119

0.3382023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#97/217

9.3Mlatest

Population density

people per km²

#70/216

167.1latest

Urban population

% of total

#158/215

44.5%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#201/217

62.7latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#21/217

4.2latest

Net migration

people

#164/217

-14K2024

Population under 15

% of total

#28/217

39.5%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#186/217

3.2%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#165/196

35.9latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#174/196

58.3latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#107/192

6%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#184/195

0.1latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#136/160

67%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#117/199

3.8%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#145/194

15.1%latest

Safe drinking water

% of population

#127/139

19.4%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#175/210

37%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#172/214

75.82023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#168/208

1.22023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#168/215

90.12024

Access to electricity

% of population

#185/215

59.2%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#173/198

1,329.82023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#185/202

98.92023

Electricity generation

TWh

#158/202

0.92023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#124/202

20.7%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#130/202

79.3%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#55/204

2.82024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#24/204

0.32024

Share of global CO₂

#149/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#8/193

1.32023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#73/210

0.1%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#100/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#119/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#80/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#113/210

0.5762024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#108/175

0.3512025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#118/175

0.1572025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#113/175

0.62025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#131/175

0.7572025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#89/175

0.6092025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#131/178

302022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#136/193

-0.652022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#134/193

-0.6432022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#128/193

-0.5592022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#150/193

-0.7112022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#112/175

0.6922025

Conflict & Security

Organized violence since 1989 — every battle death georeferenced by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program

theme overview →

Conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#87/126

692025

State-based conflict deaths

deaths per year, best estimate

#95/126

692025

One-sided violence deaths

civilian deaths per year

#35/126

02025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#6/193

7.092020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#71/193

8%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#160/189

0.5392021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#149/170

0.582021

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

#140/164

4.282025

Global Peace Index

1–5

#100/158

2.132023

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#18/161

4%latest

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