Transport services in Togo
Togo: Transport services was 67.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Togo, 1974–2020
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Togo recorded 67.8% for transport services in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Togo peaked at 75.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1991.
That places Togo 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Transport services in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 58.2% | — |
| 1975 | 62.9% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 61.6% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 59.8% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 62.9% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 66.2% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 68.2% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 59.0% | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 58.5% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 51.4% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 56.9% | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 55.5% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 56.9% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 43.3% | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 51.3% | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 63.9% | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 70.8% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 60.2% | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 72.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.9% | 58.2% | 66.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 54.3% | 47.3% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 43.3% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 62.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 60.4% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 67.8% | 67.8% | 1 |
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 transport services in Togo?
- Transport services in Togo was 67.8% in 2020, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1991.
- How does Togo rank for transport services?
- Togo ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.