Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise) in Togo
Togo: Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise) was 20.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Togo, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Togo recorded 20.7% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Togo peaked at 100.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2008.
Togo ranks 187th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.0% | — |
| 1961 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 88.0% | -12.0% |
| 1963 | 89.2% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 96.0% | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 93.7% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 92.9% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 95.8% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 95.3% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 92.8% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 92.6% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 92.6% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 94.7% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 85.2% | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 83.9% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 67.7% | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 76.7% | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 69.1% | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 65.5% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 82.4% | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 88.3% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 83.2% | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 80.9% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 71.6% | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 63.8% | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 55.0% | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 60.4% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 54.5% | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 49.8% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 56.1% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | -35.3% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -28.9% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -31.0% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +323.5% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -63.5% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +99.7% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +69.8% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -13.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 20.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 20.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +323.5% | 8.6% | 36.2% |
| 2012 | +99.7% | 13.2% | 26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.7% | 88.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.2% | 83.9% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.3% | 65.5% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 43.4% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 6.8% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 9.9% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 13.0% | 24.0% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Togo?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Togo was 20.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2008.
- How does Togo rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Togo ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.