Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Togo
Togo: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 34.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Togo, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Togo recorded 34.4% for food exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Togo peaked at 75.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2011.
That places Togo 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 75.4% | — |
| 1963 | 61.4% | -18.5% |
| 1964 | 66.5% | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 57.7% | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 50.3% | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 49.4% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 58.1% | +17.5% |
| 1970 | 67.2% | +15.7% |
| 1971 | 49.5% | -26.3% |
| 1972 | 54.5% | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 43.7% | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 19.2% | -56.1% |
| 1975 | 27.7% | +44.2% |
| 1976 | 35.8% | +29.2% |
| 1977 | 42.9% | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 39.6% | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | -20.9% |
| 1980 | 20.7% | -34.0% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | +26.5% |
| 1983 | 20.6% | -21.1% |
| 1986 | 30.1% | +46.0% |
| 1987 | 28.9% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 17.7% | -26.6% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -29.0% |
| 1999 | 21.3% | +38.0% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +54.7% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +48.8% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | +4.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 34.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 34.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.8% | 49.4% | 75.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 41.1% | 19.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 20.6% | 30.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 15.4% | 21.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 15.5% | 24.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 14.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 25.4% | 34.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 20.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 435.35 million current US$ (2020)
- Manufactures exports 35.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 479.01 million current US$ (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Togo?
- Food exports in Togo was 34.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2011.
- How does Togo rank for food exports?
- Togo ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.