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Togo

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Lome Lower middle income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i TGO · TG
NationsTree Index 2025 i23.8180th of 196 Tree height 2025 i3.0 msee ranking Military strength i21percentile
Population i8.6 m101st of 217 Area i56,785 km²126th of 216 GDP i$11.89 bn152nd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$35.05 bn intl.145th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$4,079 intl.176th of 199 Life expectancy i62.9 years201st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i18
Strength · trunk i32
Quality of life · crown i11
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i37
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i28
CSV

In short

Togo is 180th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 23.8 out of 100; its tree is 3.0 m tall.

It has 8.6 million people and an economy of $35.05 bn at purchasing power parity, 145th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Unemployment (16th of 187), Renewable energy (23rd of 212) and Inflation (24th of 180).

Its weakest positions: Hospital beds (142nd of 145), Physicians (168th of 174) and Safely managed sanitation (136th of 144).

Over five years it fell from 155th to 180th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 56,785 126th/216
Land area ikm² 54,390 125th/216
Population ipeople 8.6 m 101st/217
Population growth i% 2.18% 39th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 154.6 74th/216
Urban population i% 44.4% 164th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 40.4% 22nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.5% 178th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $11.89 bn 152nd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $35.05 bn 145th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $29.95 bn 145th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,384 184th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $4,079 176th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,350 176th/201
GDP growth i% 6.3% 30th/210
Inflation i% 0.4% 24th/180
Unemployment i% 2.0% 16th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 64.9% 126th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.2% 114th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 20.3% 34th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 21.0% 122nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 11.4% 82nd/192
Services i% of GDP 61.7% 74th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $2.39 bn 148th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $3.44 bn 149th/182
Exports i% of GDP 24.6% 127th/183
Imports i% of GDP 35.3% 113th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 59.9% 128th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.8% 105th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 35.0% 84th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 34.4% 44th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 26.0% 23rd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.7% 150th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -2.8% 112th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.9% 109th/196

Natural resources

68
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 7.9% 54th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 4.88% 23rd/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.98% 22nd/209
Arable land i% of land area 48.7% 8th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,425 115th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 482,000 126th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $264.0 m 110th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 15.9% 40th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 269,000 90th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 62.9 201st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 56.1 174th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.08 168th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.3 142nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 90% 104th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 21.6% 139th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 63.4% 144th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 18.2% 46th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.2% 176th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.1% 101st/193
Adult literacy i% 72.6% 75th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 14.9%2020
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.571 161st/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 37.9 74th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 34.7% 94th/108

Infrastructure & digital

21
Access to electricity i% of population 61.1% 186th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 20.5% 137th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 13.0% 136th/144
Internet users i% of population 39.5% 159th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 81 166th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 1.4 164th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.30 117th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 2.2 m 78th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.31 33rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 75.1% 23rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 34.3 166th/200
Forest area i% of land area 22.5% 126th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 493 120th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 35.2 168th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 33.8 148th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 48.3 139th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 50.7 172nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 47.3 134th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 38.7 153rd/205

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $204.9 m 126th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.9% 72nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 7.1% 47th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 10,000 131st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.38% 133rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 5.0 m 129th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.22% 81st/110
Scientific articles iarticles 136 135th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Togo — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/togo. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Togo — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/togo. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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