Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Togo
Togo: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 8.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Togo, 2007–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Togo stood at 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Togo peaked at 8.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2009.
Togo ranks 86th 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.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.7% | — |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 8.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 8.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.3%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 83 Nepal 8.7% compare
- 84 Peru 8.4% compare
- 85 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.4% compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 8.1% compare
- 88 Costa Rica 8.1% compare
- 89 San Marino 8.0% compare
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 taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Togo?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Togo was 8.2% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2009.
- How does Togo rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Togo ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.