Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Togo
Togo: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 48.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Togo, 1962–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Togo is 48.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Togo peaked at 75.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1968.
Togo ranks 26th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.0% | — |
| 1963 | 4.8% | -31.2% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -31.4% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 4.2% | +26.3% |
| 1967 | 5.4% | +29.4% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -58.7% |
| 1969 | 4.1% | +82.7% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | -17.2% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | +23.9% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | -39.5% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | +134.3% |
| 1976 | 7.4% | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | -27.7% |
| 1978 | 12.9% | +142.6% |
| 1979 | 14.8% | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | +102.5% |
| 1981 | 22.0% | -26.5% |
| 1982 | 24.3% | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 29.1% | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -63.3% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | -40.5% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | +27.1% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +31.9% |
| 1988 | 10.1% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +31.3% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +45.3% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | -30.0% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +41.9% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +66.0% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +50.3% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -46.1% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +77.3% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -13.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 48.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 48.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 2.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 6.4% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 16.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 42.2% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 40.4% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 48.9% | 71.4% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Togo?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Togo was 48.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1968.
- How does Togo rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Togo ranks 26th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.