Togo: Visió econòmica i política
In Togo, foreign trade represents 61% of the GDP, according to the World Bank’s latest available data. Togo's main exports are phosphates (19.2% of total exports in 2023), petroleum oils (12.7%), articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods (6.1%), soya beans (5.6%), and beauty or make-up preparations (5.5%); whereas imports are led by petroleum oils (6.2%), motor cars (4.2%), medicaments (3.8%), polymers of ethylene (3.7%), and palm oil (3.6% - data Comtrade).
Togo’s main export destinations in 2023 were India (22.5%), Burkina Faso (9.2%), Benin (8.4%), Mali (7.8%), Ivory Coast (6.8%), France (6.5%), and Ghana (5.4%); while imports came chiefly from China (19.0%), France (9.0%), India (7.9%), Ghana (4.8%), Türkiye (4.5%), Nigeria (4.2% - data Comtrade). Togo is a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), benefiting from regional trade integration and a common external tariff. It is also part of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which promotes intra-African trade. Internationally, Togo enjoys preferential access to the European Union (EU) under the Everything But Arms (EBA) initiative and the United States (US) through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The country is also a signatory to the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, supporting trade liberalisation and investment.
Togo’s trade balance is structurally in deficit, a trend that is expected to continue due to the high oil bill and purchases of capital goods. In 2023, total exports stood at USD 1.43 billion against USD 3.2 billion in imports (+6.3% and +5.3% y-o-y, respectively). As per services, exports totalled USD 664 million, slightly above imports (USD 661 million – data WTO). In the same year, the World Bank estimated the country’s trade deficit at 13.6% of its GDP, from 14.3% one year earlier. In the first half of 2024, Togo's export earnings totalled XOF 422 billion, a 0.9% decline from XOF 426 billion in H1 2023, according to INSEED. Imports reached XOF 921 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of nearly XOF 499 billion, slightly widening from XOF 495.4 billion in the same period last year.
| Foreign Trade Values | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Imports of Goods (million USD) | 2,260 | 2,676 | 2,996 | 3,259 | 3,472 |
| Exports of Goods (million USD) | 979 | 1,060 | 1,348 | 1,456 | 1,510 |
| Imports of Services (million USD) | 435 | 530 | 560 | 610 | 640 |
| Exports of Services (million USD) | 479 | 626 | 668 | 759 | 793 |
Source: World Trade Organisation (WTO) ; Latest available data
| Foreign Trade Indicators | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Foreign Trade (in % of GDP) | 55.5 | 57.6 | 65.5 | 61.4 | 62.5 |
| Trade Balance (million USD) | -744 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trade Balance (Including Service) (million USD) | -668 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Imports of Goods and Services (Annual % Change) | 1.6 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| Exports of Goods and Services (Annual % Change) | 6.0 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Imports of Goods and Services (in % of GDP) | 32.3 | 34.0 | 39.9 | 37.5 | 38.1 |
| Exports of Goods and Services (in % of GDP) | 23.3 | 23.6 | 25.6 | 23.9 | 24.4 |
Source: World Bank ; Latest available data
| Foreign Trade Forecasts | 2025 | 2026 (e) | 2027 (e) | 2028 (e) | 2029 (e) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume of exports of goods and services (Annual % change) | 7.9 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| Volume of imports of goods and services (Annual % change) | 5.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook ; Latest available data
Note: (e) Estimated Data
| Main Customers (% of Exports) |
2024 |
| India | 16.6% |
| Ivory Coast | 11.3% |
| Burkina Faso | 11.3% |
| Mali | 7.6% |
| Benin | 6.9% |
| See More Countries | 46.3% |
| Main Suppliers (% of Imports) |
2024 |
| China | 22.6% |
| France | 6.8% |
| India | 6.3% |
| Nigeria | 6.0% |
| Japan | 4.0% |
| See More Countries | 54.2% |
Source: Comtrade, 2025. Because of rounding, the sum of the percentages may be smaller/greater than 100%.
Source: Comtrade, 2025. Because of rounding, the sum of the percentages may be smaller/greater than 100%.
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| 0.5 bn USD of services exported in 2020 | |
| 35.33% | |
| 29.05% | |
| 14.99% | |
| Business travelBusiness travel | 8.37% |
| Personal travelPersonal travel | 6.62% |
| OtherOther | 49.68% |
| 6.93% | |
| 6.84% | |
| 6.08% | |
| 0.48% | |
| 0.31% | |
| n/a% | |
| 0.4 bn USD of services imported in 2020 | |
| 71.23% | |
| 12.36% | |
| 5.51% | |
| Personal travelPersonal travel | 3.67% |
| OtherOther | 23.26% |
| Business travelBusiness travel | 1.84% |
| 5.16% | |
| 4.64% | |
| 0.60% | |
| 0.41% | |
| 0.08% | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, 2025. Because of rounding, the sum of the percentages may be smaller/greater than 100%.
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