Government spending as share of GDP in Togo
Togo: Government spending as share of GDP was 26.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP in Togo, 1989–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Togo recorded 26.4% for government spending as share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Togo peaked at 26.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2002.
Togo ranks 93rd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 10.6% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 8.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 15.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 21.8% | 26.6% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Togo
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -10.8% (2023)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,096 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 11.4% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 9.42 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,096 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 405.40 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 668.60 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 586.46 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp in Togo?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Togo was 26.4% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2002.
- How does Togo rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Togo ranks 93rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.