Expense in Togo
Togo: Expense was 16.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Togo, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Togo recorded 16.0% for expense in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Togo peaked at 16.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2004.
Togo ranks 132nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Expense in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.3% | — |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 11.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.2% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.2% | 16.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More economy & growth data for Togo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,096 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 475.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 657,524 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9955 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1162 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Togo?
- Expense in Togo was 16.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2004.
- How does Togo rank for expense?
- Togo ranks 132nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.