Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Togo
Togo: Share of female directors (% of total directors) was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Togo, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of female directors in Togo stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Togo peaked at 21.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2014.
Togo ranks 45th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.4% | — |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +3.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 21.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Togo's 21.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.9%, 86% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 19.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.5% | 21.5% | 5 |
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 share of female directors in Togo?
- Share of female directors in Togo was 21.5% in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest share of female directors recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2014.
- How does Togo rank for share of female directors?
- Togo ranks 45th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Share of female directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.