Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Togo
Togo: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 14.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Togo, 2007–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Togo recorded 14.9% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Togo peaked at 14.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2009.
Togo ranks 126th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.9% | — |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.5% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.9% | 14.9% | 4 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 79,659 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 14.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2102 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 290.84 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 10.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 122.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 169,248 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Togo?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Togo was 14.9% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2009.
- How does Togo rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Togo ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.