Travel services in Togo
Togo: Travel services was 15.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Togo, 1974–2020
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Togo is 15.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 38.9% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Togo peaked at 45.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1996.
Togo ranks 153rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Travel services in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 26.1% | — |
| 1975 | 24.8% | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 34.1% | +37.2% |
| 1977 | 35.8% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 37.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 35.2% | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 42.7% | +21.1% |
| 1982 | 45.2% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 42.2% | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 39.6% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 28.7% | -27.4% |
| 1986 | 32.8% | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 34.6% | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 38.9% | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | -27.8% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | -60.5% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +36.0% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | -42.0% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | +59.5% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -27.7% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +41.4% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -38.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 15.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 15.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.6% | 24.8% | 37.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 36.9% | 28.7% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 8.4% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 10.2% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 19.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
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 travel services in Togo?
- Travel services in Togo was 15.0% in 2020, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1996.
- How does Togo rank for travel services?
- Togo ranks 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.