Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Togo
Togo: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 16.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Togo, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Togo is 16.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Togo peaked at 48.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2023.
Togo ranks 61st of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 28.5% | — |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +69.4% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -50.8% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -18.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 16.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Togo's 16.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.9%, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +69.4% | 28.5% | 48.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 20.9% | 48.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 23.1% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 16.7% | 28.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Togo?
- Goods and services expense in Togo was 16.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for goods and services expense?
- Togo ranks 61st out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. 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 Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.