Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Togo
Togo: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 73.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Togo, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Togo is 73.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 271.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Togo peaked at 73.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2009.
Togo ranks 164th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.9% | — |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +66.1% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +16.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 73.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 73.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.3%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 25.6% | 73.8% | 10 |
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 getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Togo?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Togo was 73.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2009.
- How does Togo rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Togo ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.