Togo — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Togo, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Togo was 6.31% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 15.46% in 1965. The lowest was -15.10% in 1993 (about -2.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.02% per year.
Togo ranks 31 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 15%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Togo sits above it. It peaked in 1965 and has fallen 59% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 15%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 11 of 47 economies; Cabo Verde (6.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1202% in 1988. That is 24% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 5th of 107 in 1961 → 96th of 119 in 1970 → 5th of 152 in 1980 → 132nd of 176 in 1990 → 178th of 199 in 2000 → 67th of 209 in 2010 → 19th of 209 in 2020 → 27th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 6.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 6.29% | +1.2 pp |
| 2021 | 5.14% | +3.0 pp |
| 2020 | 2.16% | -2.8 pp |
| 2019 | 4.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 4.01% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 4.21% | -1.3 pp |
| 2015 | 5.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 5.63% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 5.82% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 5.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.45% | +1.4 pp |
| 2008 | 4.04% | +5.2 pp |
| 2007 | -1.18% | -3.8 pp |
| 2006 | 2.65% | +7.3 pp |
| 2005 | -4.67% | -3.7 pp |
| 2004 | -0.98% | -7.7 pp |
| 2003 | 6.72% | +2.9 pp |
| 2002 | 3.83% | +3.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.82% | +1.6 pp |
| 2000 | -0.78% | -3.3 pp |
| 1999 | 2.48% | +4.8 pp |
| 1998 | -2.3% | -16.7 pp |
| 1997 | 14.38% | +5.5 pp |
| 1996 | 8.84% | +1.0 pp |
| 1995 | 7.85% | -7.1 pp |
| 1994 | 14.98% | +30.1 pp |
| 1993 | -15.1% | -11.1 pp |
| 1992 | -3.98% | -3.3 pp |
| 1991 | -0.7% | -0.5 pp |
| 1990 | -0.24% | -4.3 pp |
| 1989 | 4.06% | -2.6 pp |
| 1988 | 6.64% | +6.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.51% | -1.1 pp |
| 1986 | 1.59% | -4.0 pp |
| 1985 | 5.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 5.56% | +11.0 pp |
| 1983 | -5.41% | -1.8 pp |
| 1982 | -3.58% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | -3.32% | -17.9 pp |
| 1980 | 14.58% | +19.7 pp |
| 1979 | -5.17% | -16.2 pp |
| 1978 | 11.05% | +4.1 pp |
| 1977 | 6.96% | +9.0 pp |
| 1976 | -2.05% | -4.5 pp |
| 1975 | 2.44% | -2.4 pp |
| 1974 | 4.83% | +1.0 pp |
| 1973 | 3.84% | -3.8 pp |
| 1972 | 7.63% | — |
| 1971 | 0% | -2.5 pp |
| 1970 | 2.52% | -8.3 pp |
| 1969 | 10.83% | +5.8 pp |
| 1968 | 5.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 1967 | 5.5% | -3.9 pp |
| 1966 | 9.41% | -6.1 pp |
| 1965 | 15.46% | +1.2 pp |
| 1964 | 14.29% | +9.3 pp |
| 1963 | 5% | +1.2 pp |
| 1962 | 3.77% | -8.4 pp |
| 1961 | 12.17% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Togo’s GDP growth in 1962?
3.77% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Togo’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -48.1% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 6.31%; 2024: 6.53%; 2023: 6.2%; 2022: 6.29%; 2021: 5.14%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.