Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Togo
Togo: Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports was 39.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Togo, 1962–2024
Source: UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Togo recorded 39.3% for share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in 2024.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Togo peaked at 64.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1974.
Togo ranks 84th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.6% | — |
| 1963 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 4.9% | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 3.8% | -21.6% |
| 1967 | 7.3% | +92.1% |
| 1969 | 10.7% | +46.5% |
| 1970 | 5.7% | -47.2% |
| 1971 | 17.8% | +215.5% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | -71.9% |
| 1973 | 7.0% | +40.2% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | -53.5% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +78.7% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | +41.0% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | -29.4% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | +24.1% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | +30.1% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | +44.9% |
| 1983 | 24.9% | +62.3% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | -75.2% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +69.1% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -30.7% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +25.5% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +38.4% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +51.2% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +45.6% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +74.1% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +61.2% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +9.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 39.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 39.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +215.5% | 5.7% | 17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 3.3% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 6.2% | 24.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 5.8% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 30.8% | 62.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 46.1% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 36.0% | 50.7% | 5 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -73.35 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 83.75 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 9.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 19.6 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Togo?
- Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Togo was 39.3% in 2024, according to UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1974.
- How does Togo rank for share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports?
- Togo ranks 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of manufacture exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.