Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Togo
Togo: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 24.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Togo, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Togo stood at 24.0%.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Togo peaked at 27.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2012.
That places Togo 130th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.9% | — |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -28.5% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -37.1% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +47.2% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -27.2% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +6.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 24.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 67% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Togo's 24.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 71% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.0% | 27.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.2% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 20.4% | 24.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Togo?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Togo was 24.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2012.
- How does Togo rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Togo ranks 130th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.