Computer, communications and other services in Togo
Togo: Computer, communications and other services was 14.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Computer, communications and other services in Togo, 1974–2020
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Togo recorded 14.8% for computer, communications and other services in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Togo peaked at 30.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2015.
That places Togo 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 11.5% | — |
| 1975 | 10.2% | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 7.9% | -22.3% |
| 1977 | 14.1% | +77.2% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | -18.2% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | -13.7% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | +101.5% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 25.3% | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 30.0% | +37.4% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 28.6% | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 17.5% | -39.0% |
| 1989 | 19.7% | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | +74.4% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | -47.8% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | -26.3% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +110.0% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | -60.2% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +42.1% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -28.4% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +67.1% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 7.9% | 14.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 9.2% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 10.5% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 8.9% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 7.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 33.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 209.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Togo?
- Computer, communications and other services in Togo was 14.8% in 2020, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2015.
- How does Togo rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Togo ranks 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.