Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Togo
Togo: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Togo, 1961–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, military expenditure in Togo stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Togo peaked at 4.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1961.
Togo ranks 81st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3% | — |
| 1962 | 0.5% | +105.9% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | +53.6% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | +156.8% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | -12.1% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -29.4% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +24.4% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | +34.4% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -17.1% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -35.9% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +60.9% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +73.6% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -26.4% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -28.5% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -14.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 1.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Togo's 1.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.3%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +156.8% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| 1962 | +105.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 78 Turkey 1.9% compare
- 79 Montenegro 1.9% compare
- 80 Italy 1.9% compare
- 82 Mozambique 1.9% compare
- 83 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.9% compare
- 84 Czechia 1.8% compare
More public sector data for Togo
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2432 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -96.61 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Togo?
- Military expenditure in Togo was 1.9% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1961.
- How does Togo rank for military expenditure?
- Togo ranks 81st out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product