Expense in Togo
Togo: Expense was 16.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Togo, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Togo recorded 16.0% for expense in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Togo peaked at 16.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2004.
Togo ranks 132nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 11.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.2% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.2% | 16.0% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Togo
- 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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 967.20 million current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 14.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 25.72 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 807,073 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,350 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 6.93 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Togo?
- Expense in Togo was 16.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2004.
- How does Togo rank for expense?
- Togo ranks 132nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.