Taxes on goods and services in Togo
Togo: Taxes on goods and services was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Togo, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
Togo recorded 11.0% for taxes on goods and services in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Togo peaked at 11.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2004.
That places Togo 65th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Togo, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.5% | — |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 11.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Togo's 11.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.7% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 62 Tajikistan 11.6% compare
- 63 Cape Verde 11.2% compare
- 64 Italy 11.1% compare
- 66 Belarus 10.8% compare
- 67 South Africa 10.8% compare
- 68 Namibia 10.8% compare
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 taxes on goods and services in Togo?
- Taxes on goods and services in Togo was 11.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2004.
- How does Togo rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Togo ranks 65th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.