Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Togo
Togo: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 35.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Togo, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Togo recorded 35.0% for manufactures exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Togo peaked at 64.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1974.
That places Togo 92nd 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.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.6% | — |
| 1963 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 4.9% | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 3.8% | -21.6% |
| 1967 | 7.3% | +92.1% |
| 1969 | 10.7% | +46.5% |
| 1970 | 5.7% | -47.2% |
| 1971 | 17.8% | +215.5% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | -71.9% |
| 1973 | 7.0% | +40.2% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | -53.5% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +78.7% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | +41.0% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | -29.4% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | +24.1% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | +30.1% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | +44.9% |
| 1983 | 24.9% | +62.3% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | -75.2% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +69.1% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -30.7% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +25.5% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +38.4% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +51.2% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +45.6% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +74.1% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +61.2% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | -11.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 35.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 35.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +215.5% | 5.7% | 17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 3.3% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 6.2% | 24.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 5.8% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 30.8% | 62.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 46.1% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 35.0% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 89 Nicaragua 37.0% compare
- 90 Montenegro 36.9% compare
- 91 Moldova 36.5% compare
- 93 French Polynesia 34.1% compare
- 94 Laos 32.8% compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 32.3% compare
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)
- Food exports 34.4% (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 manufactures exports in Togo?
- Manufactures exports in Togo was 35.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1974.
- How does Togo rank for manufactures exports?
- Togo ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.