Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Togo
Togo: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 69.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Togo, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Togo stood at 69.0%.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Togo peaked at 76.9% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1999.
That places Togo 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 62.2% | — |
| 1963 | 65.3% | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 71.0% | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 76.9% | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 70.4% | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 68.9% | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 71.6% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 68.7% | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 70.7% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 74.8% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 73.7% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 71.6% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 73.9% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 66.6% | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 58.7% | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 63.2% | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 57.5% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 71.6% | +24.4% |
| 1987 | 67.5% | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 66.9% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 64.5% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 61.8% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 45.8% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 46.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 40.3% | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | +47.8% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +46.2% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 69.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 69.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +47.8% | 40.3% | 59.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.4% | 62.2% | 76.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 71.3% | 66.6% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 57.5% | 71.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 40.3% | 64.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 44.9% | 65.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 51.7% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 64.1% | 70.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 20.6% (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 manufactures imports in Togo?
- Manufactures imports in Togo was 69.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 1965.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1999.
- How does Togo rank for manufactures imports?
- Togo ranks 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 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.