Military expenditure in Togo
Togo: Military expenditure was 8.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Togo, 1989–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure in Togo stood at 8.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.9% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Togo peaked at 15.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2015.
Togo ranks 46th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10.8% | — |
| 1990 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 11.5% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | -26.8% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +45.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +86.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +45.6% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -28.1% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.8% | 15.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 11.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.3% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 8.4% | 15.9% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Togo
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 23.24 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -29.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 195.35 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Togo?
- Military expenditure in Togo was 8.4% in 2024, 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 15.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2015.
- How does Togo rank for military expenditure?
- Togo ranks 46th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure