Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Togo
Togo: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 20.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Togo, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, customs and other import duties in Togo stood at 20.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Togo peaked at 26.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2020.
Togo ranks 21st of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.8% | — |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +1.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 20.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 2.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Togo's 20.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.8% | 23.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 19.5% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.9% | 20.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Togo?
- Customs and other import duties in Togo was 20.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2020.
- How does Togo rank for customs and other import duties?
- Togo ranks 21st out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.