Taxes on exports (current LCU) in Togo
Togo: Taxes on exports (current LCU) was 1.00 billion current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on exports in Togo, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Togo recorded 1.00 billion current LCU for taxes on exports in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Togo peaked at 2.73 billion current LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 300.00 million current LCU, in 2004.
Togo ranks 25th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Taxes on exports (current LCU) in Togo, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 300.00 million current LCU | — |
| 2005 | 313.82 million current LCU | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 391.45 million current LCU | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 1.43 billion current LCU | +265.2% |
| 2011 | 1.76 billion current LCU | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 1.51 billion current LCU | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 1.88 billion current LCU | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 1.84 billion current LCU | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.73 billion current LCU | +48.0% |
| 2016 | 2.48 billion current LCU | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.56 billion current LCU | -37.2% |
| 2018 | 1.22 billion current LCU | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 1.10 billion current LCU | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.09 billion current LCU | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.35 billion current LCU | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 1.32 billion current LCU | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.00 billion current LCU | -24.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 1.00 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 350.12 million current LCU, 2.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Togo's 1.00 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 758.00 million current LCU, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports (current LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +265.2% | 391.45 million current LCU | 1.43 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 335.09 million current LCU | 300.00 million current LCU | 391.45 million current LCU | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.75 billion current LCU | 1.10 billion current LCU | 2.73 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 billion current LCU | 1.00 billion current LCU | 1.35 billion current LCU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Togo?
- Taxes on exports in Togo was 1.00 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 billion current LCU in 2015.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 300.00 million current LCU in 2004.
- How does Togo rank for taxes on exports?
- Togo ranks 25th out of 77 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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 Taxes on exports (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.