Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Togo
Togo: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Togo, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, food imports in Togo stood at 20.6%.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Togo peaked at 30.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1978.
Togo ranks 63rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 28.8% | — |
| 1963 | 25.3% | -12.2% |
| 1964 | 22.2% | -11.9% |
| 1965 | 17.7% | -20.4% |
| 1966 | 23.1% | +30.6% |
| 1967 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 19.3% | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 22.3% | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 19.7% | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 19.1% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 20.0% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 16.4% | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | -13.5% |
| 1976 | 15.7% | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 10.1% | -45.6% |
| 1979 | 13.6% | +35.2% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 25.7% | +55.6% |
| 1983 | 30.9% | +19.9% |
| 1986 | 22.7% | -26.4% |
| 1987 | 21.4% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 20.1% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -28.8% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +34.8% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | +16.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 20.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 20.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.1%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.8% | 17.7% | 28.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 10.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 16.5% | 30.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 12.8% | 24.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 10.1% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.4% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 435.35 million current US$ (2020)
- Food exports 34.4% (2025)
- 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 imports in Togo?
- Food imports in Togo was 20.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1978.
- How does Togo rank for food imports?
- Togo ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.