Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Togo
Togo: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) was 32.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Togo, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in Togo stood at 32.4%.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Togo peaked at 34.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2005.
Togo ranks 96th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.6% | — |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -73.8% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +1189.9% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | +74.4% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -36.8% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +38.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -29.2% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +55.3% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +8.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 32.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.6%, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Togo's 32.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.7%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies and other transfers (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1189.9% | 1.7% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 1.7% | 26.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 8.7% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 11.9% | 32.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Togo?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Togo was 32.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2005.
- How does Togo rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Togo ranks 96th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.