Merchandise trade in Togo
Togo: Merchandise trade was 43.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Togo, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Togo stood at 43.7%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Togo peaked at 71.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1993.
Togo ranks 129th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.0% | — |
| 1961 | 25.2% | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 23.6% | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 23.2% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 30.7% | +32.1% |
| 1965 | 27.2% | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 23.5% | -13.5% |
| 1968 | 25.2% | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 26.7% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 33.5% | +25.2% |
| 1971 | 29.7% | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 28.5% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 38.9% | +37.9% |
| 1975 | 34.4% | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 33.2% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 40.4% | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 58.8% | +45.6% |
| 1979 | 58.5% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 55.4% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 47.2% | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 49.2% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 41.2% | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 45.7% | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 44.4% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 34.4% | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 37.4% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 36.9% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 30.8% | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 28.0% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | -35.4% |
| 1994 | 39.6% | +119.2% |
| 1995 | 52.6% | +32.6% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 45.0% | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 45.7% | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 43.7% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.6% | 23.2% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.4% | 28.2% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 34.4% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 18.1% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 42.2% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 45.0% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 43.7% | 51.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 126 Uzbekistan 44.5% compare
- 127 Saudi Arabia 44.2% compare
- 128 Vanuatu 43.8% compare
- 130 France 43.7% compare
- 131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 43.5% compare
- 132 Peru 42.8% compare
More private sector data for Togo
- 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$), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 395.73 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Togo?
- Merchandise trade in Togo was 43.7% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1993.
- How does Togo rank for merchandise trade?
- Togo ranks 129th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.