2017 Edition

Background

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has been in power almost continually since 1967 and its successor, the Union for the Republic, maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. Since 2007, President GNASSINGBE has started the country along a gradual path to political reconciliation and democratic reform, and Togo has held multiple presidential and legislative elections that were deemed generally free and fair by international observers. Despite those positive moves, political reconciliation has moved slowly and many Togolese complain that important political measures such as presidential term limits and electoral reforms remain undone, leaving the country’s politics in a lethargic state. Internationally, Togo is still known as a country where the same family has been in power for five decades.

Area

56,785 sq km 54,385 sq km 2,400 sq km

land

54,385 sq km

total

56,785 sq km

water

2,400 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than West Virginia

Climate

tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

Coastline

56 km

Elevation

236 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Agou 986 m

elevation extremes

lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point

Mont Agou 986 m

mean elevation

236 m

Environment - current issues

deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas

Environment - international agreements

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling none of the selected agreements

party to

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling

signed, but not ratified

none of the selected agreements

Geographic coordinates

8 00 N, 1 10 E

Geography - note

the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna

Irrigated land

70 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries

1,880 km Benin 651 km, Burkina Faso 131 km, Ghana 1,098 km

border countries (3)

Benin 651 km, Burkina Faso 131 km, Ghana 1,098 km

total

1,880 km

Land use

67.4% arable land 45.2%; permanent crops 3.8%; permanent pasture 18.4% 4.9% 27.7% (2011 est.)

agricultural land

67.4%

forest

4.9%

other

27.7% (2011 est.)

Location

Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana

Map references

Africa

Maritime claims

30 nm 200 nm

exclusive economic zone

200 nm

territorial sea

30 nm

Natural hazards

hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts

Natural resources

phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land

Population - distribution

one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast

Terrain

gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes

Age structure

40.29% (male 1,610,020/female 1,599,105) 19.2% (male 763,507/female 765,884) 32.79% (male 1,297,489/female 1,314,130) 4.31% (male 161,809/female 181,180) 3.41% (male 117,409/female 154,522) (2017 est.)

0-14 years

40.29% (male 1,610,020/female 1,599,105)

15-24 years

19.2% (male 763,507/female 765,884)

25-54 years

32.79% (male 1,297,489/female 1,314,130)

55-64 years

4.31% (male 161,809/female 181,180)

65 years and over

3.41% (male 117,409/female 154,522) (2017 est.)

Birth rate

33.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

16.2% (2014)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

19.9% (2013/14)

Death rate

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Demographic profile

Togo’s population is estimated to have grown to four times its size between 1960 and 2010. With nearly 60% of its populace under the age of 25 and a high annual growth rate attributed largely to high fertility, Togo’s population is likely to continue to expand for the foreseeable future. Reducing fertility, boosting job creation, and improving education will be essential to reducing the country’s high poverty rate. In 2008, Togo eliminated primary school enrollment fees, leading to higher enrollment but increased pressure on limited classroom space, teachers, and materials. Togo has a good chance of achieving universal primary education, but educational quality, the underrepresentation of girls, and the low rate of enrollment in secondary and tertiary schools remain concerns. Togo is both a country of emigration and asylum. In the early 1990s, southern Togo suffered from the economic decline of the phosphate sector and ethnic and political repression at the hands of dictator Gnassingbe EYADEMA and his northern, Kabye-dominated administration. The turmoil led 300,000 to 350,000 predominantly southern Togolese to flee to Benin and Ghana, with most not returning home until relative stability was restored in 1997. In 2005, another outflow of 40,000 Togolese to Benin and Ghana occurred when violence broke out between the opposition and security forces over the disputed election of EYADEMA’s son Faure GNASSINGBE to the presidency. About half of the refugees reluctantly returned home in 2006, many still fearing for their safety. Despite ethnic tensions and periods of political unrest, Togo in September 2017 was home to more than 9,600 refugees from Ghana.

Dependency ratios

81.2 76.2 5.1 19.8 (2015 est.)

elderly dependency ratio

5.1

potential support ratio

19.8 (2015 est.)

total dependency ratio

81.2

youth dependency ratio

76.2

Drinking water source

urban: 91.4% of population rural: 44.2% of population total: 63.1% of population urban: 8.6% of population rural: 55.8% of population total: 36.9% of population (2015 est.)

rural

55.8% of population

total

36.9% of population (2015 est.)

urban

8.6% of population

Education expenditures

5.3% of GDP (2015)

Ethnic groups

African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%

Health expenditures

5.2% of GDP (2014)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.1% (2016 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

5,100 (2016 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

100,000 (2016 est.)

Hospital bed density

0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Infant mortality rate

42.2 deaths/1,000 live births 48.5 deaths/1,000 live births 35.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)

female

35.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)

male

48.5 deaths/1,000 live births

total

42.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Languages

French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)

Life expectancy at birth

65.4 years 62.8 years 68.1 years (2017 est.)

female

68.1 years (2017 est.)

male

62.8 years

total population

65.4 years

Literacy

age 15 and over can read and write 63.7% 77.3% 51.2% (2015 est.)

definition

age 15 and over can read and write

female

51.2% (2015 est.)

male

77.3%

total population

63.7%

Major infectious diseases

very high bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever meningococcal meningitis schistosomiasis rabies (2016)

animal contact disease

rabies (2016)

degree of risk

very high

food or waterborne diseases

bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

respiratory disease

meningococcal meningitis

vectorborne diseases

malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever

water contact disease

schistosomiasis

Major urban areas - population

LOME (capital) 956,000 (2015)

Maternal mortality rate

368 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)

Median age

19.8 years 19.5 years 20.1 years (2017 est.)

female

20.1 years (2017 est.)

male

19.5 years

total

19.8 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

21 years median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013/14 est.)

note

median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013/14 est.)

Nationality

Togolese (singular and plural) Togolese

adjective

Togolese

noun

Togolese (singular and plural)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

8.4% (2016)

Physicians density

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Population

7,965,055 estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2017 est.)

note

estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2017 est.)

Population distribution

one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast

Population growth rate

2.64% (2017 est.)

Religions

Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%

Sanitation facility access

urban: 24.7% of population rural: 2.9% of population total: 11.6% of population urban: 75.3% of population rural: 97.1% of population total: 88.4% of population (2015 est.)

rural

97.1% of population

total

88.4% of population (2015 est.)

urban

75.3% of population

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

12 years NA NA (2011)

female

NA (2011)

male

NA

total

12 years

Sex ratio

1.03 male(s)/female 1.01 male(s)/female 1 male(s)/female 0.99 male(s)/female 0.89 male(s)/female 0.76 male(s)/female 0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

0-14 years

1.01 male(s)/female

15-24 years

1 male(s)/female

25-54 years

0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years

0.89 male(s)/female

65 years and over

0.76 male(s)/female

at birth

1.03 male(s)/female

total population

0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.38 children born/woman (2017 est.)

Urbanization

41% of total population (2017) 3.6% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

rate of urbanization

3.6% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

urban population

41% of total population (2017)

Administrative divisions

5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes

Capital

Lome 6 07 N, 1 13 E UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

geographic coordinates

6 07 N, 1 13 E

name

Lome

time difference

UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship

no at least one parent must be a citizen of Togo yes 5 years

citizenship by birth

no

citizenship by descent only

at least one parent must be a citizen of Togo

dual citizenship recognized

yes

residency requirement for naturalization

5 years

Constitution

several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992 proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one-fifth of the National Assembly membership; passage requires four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; a referendum is required if approved by only two-thirds majority of the Assembly or if requested by the president; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2007 (2017)

amendments

proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one-fifth of the National Assembly membership; passage requires four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; a referendum is required if approved by only two-thirds majority of the Assembly or if requested by the president; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2007 (2017)

history

several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992

Country name

Togolese Republic Togo Republique Togolaise none French Togoland derived from the Ewe words "to" (water) and "go" (shore) to give the sense of "by the water"; originally, this designation applied to the town of Togo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation

conventional long form

Togolese Republic

conventional short form

Togo

etymology

derived from the Ewe words "to" (water) and "go" (shore) to give the sense of "by the water"; originally, this designation applied to the town of Togo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation

former

French Togoland

local long form

Republique Togolaise

local short form

none

Diplomatic representation from the US

Ambassador David R. GILMOUR (20 December 2015) 4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome B.P. 852, Lome; 2300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20521-2300 [228] 2261-5470 [228] 2261-5501

chief of mission

Ambassador David R. GILMOUR (20 December 2015)

embassy

4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome

FAX

[228] 2261-5501

mailing address

B.P. 852, Lome; 2300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20521-2300

telephone

[228] 2261-5470

Diplomatic representation in the US

Ambassador Frederic Edem HEGBE (since 24 April 2017) 2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 [1] (202) 234-4212 [1] (202) 232-3190

chancery

2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

chief of mission

Ambassador Frederic Edem HEGBE (since 24 April 2017)

FAX

[1] (202) 232-3190

telephone

[1] (202) 234-4212

Executive branch

President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005) Prime Minister Komi KLASSOU (since 5 June 2015) Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE (UNIR) 58.8%, Jean-Pierre FABRE (ANC) 35.2%, Tchaboure GOGUE (ADDI) 4%, other 2%

cabinet

Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister

chief of state

President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005)

election results

Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE (UNIR) 58.8%, Jean-Pierre FABRE (ANC) 35.2%, Tchaboure GOGUE (ADDI) 4%, other 2%

elections/appointments

president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president

head of government

Prime Minister Komi KLASSOU (since 5 June 2015)

Flag description

five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; the five horizontal stripes stand for the five different regions of the country; the red square is meant to express the loyalty and patriotism of the people; green symbolizes hope, fertility, and agriculture; yellow represents mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity; the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and Togo's independence uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

note

uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Government type

presidential republic

Independence

27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

International law organization participation

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt

International organization participation

ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch

Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into criminal and administrative chambers, each with a chamber president and advisors); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges including the court president) Supreme Court president appointed by decree of the president of the republic upon the proposal of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, a 9-member judicial, advisory, and disciplinary body; other judge appointments and judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA Court of Assizes (sessions court); Appeal Court; tribunals of first instance (divided into civil, commercial, and correctional chambers; Court of State Security; military tribunal

highest court(s)

Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into criminal and administrative chambers, each with a chamber president and advisors); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges including the court president)

judge selection and term of office

Supreme Court president appointed by decree of the president of the republic upon the proposal of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, a 9-member judicial, advisory, and disciplinary body; other judge appointments and judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA

subordinate courts

Court of Assizes (sessions court); Appeal Court; tribunals of first instance (divided into civil, commercial, and correctional chambers; Court of State Security; military tribunal

Legal system

customary law system

Legislative branch

unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (91 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms) last held on 25 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018) percent of vote by coalition/party - UNIR 46.7%, CST 28.9%, Rainbow Alliance 10.8%, UFC 7.7%, independent 0.8%, other 5.1%; seats by coalition/party - UNIR 62, CST 19, Rainbow Alliance 6, UFC 3, independent 1

description

unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (91 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)

election results

percent of vote by coalition/party - UNIR 46.7%, CST 28.9%, Rainbow Alliance 10.8%, UFC 7.7%, independent 0.8%, other 5.1%; seats by coalition/party - UNIR 62, CST 19, Rainbow Alliance 6, UFC 3, independent 1

elections

last held on 25 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018)

National anthem

"Salut a toi, pays de nos aieux" (Hail to Thee, Land of Our Forefathers) Alex CASIMIR-DOSSEH adopted 1960, restored 1992; this anthem was replaced by another during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992

lyrics/music

Alex CASIMIR-DOSSEH

name

"Salut a toi, pays de nos aieux" (Hail to Thee, Land of Our Forefathers)

note

adopted 1960, restored 1992; this anthem was replaced by another during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992

National holiday

Independence Day, 27 April (1960)

National symbol(s)

lion; national colors: green, yellow, red, white

lion; national colors

green, yellow, red, white

Political parties and leaders

Action Committee for Renewal or CAR [Yaovi AGBOYIBO] Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development or ADDI [Tchaboure GOGUE] Combat for Political Change in 2015 or CAP 2015 [Jean-Pierre FABRE] Democratic Convention of African Peoples or CDPA [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON] Democrastic Forces for the Republic or FDR [Dodji APEVON] National Alliance for Change or ANC [Jean-Pierre FABRE] New Togolese Commitment [Gerry TAAMA] Pan-African National Party or PNP [Tikpi ATDCHADAM] Pan-African Patriotic Convergence or CPP [Edem KODJO] Rainbow Alliance (a coalition including CAR and CDPA) [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON] Socialist Pact for Renewal or PSR [Abi TCHESSA] The Togolese Party [Nathaniel OLYMPIO] Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Gilchrist OLYMPIO] Union for the Republic or UNIR [Faure GNASSINGBE]

Political pressure groups and leaders

NA

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Agriculture - products

coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (manioc, tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish

Budget

$1.228 billion $1.483 billion (2016 est.)

expenditures

$1.483 billion (2016 est.)

revenues

$1.228 billion

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

-5.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

Central bank discount rate

2.5% (31 December 2010) 4.25% (31 December 2009)

Commercial bank prime lending rate

NA%

Current account balance

$-431 million (2016 est.) $-460.8 million (2015 est.)

Debt - external

$1.22 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.056 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

Distribution of family income - Gini index

46 (2011)

Economy - overview

Togo is enjoying a period of steady economic growth fueled by political stability and a concerted effort by the government to modernize the country’s commercial infrastructure. The country has recently completed an ambitious large-scale infrastructure improvement program, including new principal roads, a new airport terminal, and a new sea-port. The economy depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for around 60% of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton and other agricultural products generate about 20% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves, which provide more than 20% of export earnings. The government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Togo completed its IMF Extended Credit Facility in 2011 and reached a Heavily Indebted Poor Country debt relief completion point in 2010 at which 95% of the country's debt was forgiven. Togo continues to work with the IMF on structural reforms, and is currently finalizing IMF approval for an agreement on an Extended Credit Facility arrangement consisting of a three-year $238 million loan package. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased openness in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors. Togo’s 2016 economic growth remained steady at 5.3%, largely driven by infusions of foreign aid, infrastructure investment in the port and mineral sectors, and improvements in the business climate. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed in recent years.

Exchange rates

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 593.01 (2016 est.) 593.01 (2015 est.) 591.45 (2014 est.) 494.42 (2013 est.) 510.53 (2012 est.)

Exports

$967.4 million (2016 est.) $1.011 billion (2015 est.)

Exports - commodities

reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa

Exports - partners

Benin 17.5%, Burkina Faso 15.9%, India 7.6%, Mali 7.2%, Niger 7%, Cote dIvoire 6.1%, Ghana 4.8%, Nigeria 4.3% (2016)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP - composition, by end use

81.2% 16.5% 24.8% -1.4% 38.8% -59.9% (2016 est.)

exports of goods and services

38.8%

government consumption

16.5%

household consumption

81.2%

imports of goods and services

-59.9% (2016 est.)

investment in fixed capital

24.8%

investment in inventories

-1.4%

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

29% 21.1% 49.9% (2016 est.)

agriculture

29%

industry

21.1%

services

49.9% (2016 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$1,500 (2016 est.) $1,500 (2015 est.) $1,500 (2014 est.) data are in 2016 dollars

note

data are in 2016 dollars

GDP - real growth rate

5% (2016 est.) 5.3% (2015 est.) 5.4% (2014 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$4.434 billion (2016 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$11.64 billion (2016 est.) $10.95 billion (2015 est.) $10.28 billion (2014 est.) data are in 2016 dollars

note

data are in 2016 dollars

Gross national saving

17.6% of GDP (2016 est.) 15.9% of GDP (2015 est.) 15.7% of GDP (2014 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

3.3% 27.1% (2006)

highest 10%

27.1% (2006)

lowest 10%

3.3%

Imports

$1.981 billion (2016 est.) $2.043 billion (2015 est.)

Imports - commodities

machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products

Imports - partners

China 28.7%, France 8.9%, Netherlands 4.3%, Japan 4.2% (2016)

Industrial production growth rate

7.1% (2016 est.)

Industries

phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

0.9% (2016 est.) 1.8% (2015 est.)

Labor force

2.595 million (2007 est.)

Labor force - by occupation

65% 5% 30% (1998 est.)

agriculture

65%

industry

5%

services

30% (1998 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares

$NA

Population below poverty line

55.1% (2015 est.)

Public debt

71.6% of GDP (2016 est.) 74% of GDP (2015 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$42.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) $73.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)

Stock of broad money

$2.239 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $2.184 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

Stock of domestic credit

$1.62 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.65 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

Stock of narrow money

$1.118 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.14 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

27.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

Unemployment rate

6.9% (2016 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

1.8 million Mt (2013 est.)

Crude oil - exports

0 bbl/day (2014 est.)

Crude oil - imports

0 bbl/day (2014 est.)

Crude oil - production

0 bbl/day (2016 est.)

Crude oil - proved reserves

0 bbl (1 January 2017 es)

Electricity - consumption

1.213 billion kWh (2015 est.)

Electricity - exports

0 kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - from fossil fuels

69.9% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

29.3% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)

Electricity - from other renewable sources

0.9% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)

Electricity - imports

1.242 billion kWh (2015 est.)

Electricity - installed generating capacity

229,000 kW (2015 est.)

Electricity - production

78.8 million kWh (2015 est.)

Electricity access

5,000,000 27% 35% 21% (2013)

electrification - rural areas

21% (2013)

electrification - total population

27%

electrification - urban areas

35%

population without electricity

5,000,000

Natural gas - consumption

0 cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - exports

0 cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - imports

0 cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - production

0 cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves

0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)

Refined petroleum products - consumption

14,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined petroleum products - exports

0 bbl/day (2014 est.)

Refined petroleum products - imports

12,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)

Refined petroleum products - production

0 bbl/day (2014 est.)

Broadcast media

1 state-owned TV station with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with multiple stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2017)

Internet country code

.tg

Internet users

877,310 11.3% (July 2016 est.)

percent of population

11.3% (July 2016 est.)

total

877,310

Telephone system

fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular system microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating country code - 228; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Symphonie (2016)

domestic

microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating

general assessment

fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular system

international

country code - 228; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Symphonie (2016)

Telephones - fixed lines

33,817 0 (July 2016 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

0 (July 2016 est.)

total subscriptions

33,817

Telephones - mobile cellular

5,505,424 71 (July 2016 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

71 (July 2016 est.)

total

5,505,424

Airports

8 (2013)

Airports - with paved runways

2 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m

2 (2013)

total

2

Airports - with unpaved runways

2 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m

4

total

6

under 914 m

2 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

5V (2016)

Merchant marine

bulk carrier 6, cargo 38, carrier 3, chemical tanker 5, container 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 21 (China 1, Lebanon 6, Romania 1, Syria 6, Turkey 4, UAE 1, US 1, Yemen 1) (2010)

by type

bulk carrier 6, cargo 38, carrier 3, chemical tanker 5, container 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1

foreign-owned

21 (China 1, Lebanon 6, Romania 1, Syria 6, Turkey 4, UAE 1, US 1, Yemen 1) (2010)

total

61

National air transport system

769,904 0 mt-km (2015)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers

0 mt-km (2015)

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers

769,904

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers

8

number of registered air carriers

1

Ports and terminals

Kpeme, Lome

major seaport(s)

Kpeme, Lome

Railways

568 km 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)

narrow gauge

568 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)

total

568 km

Roadways

11,652 km 2,447 km 9,205 km (2007)

paved

2,447 km

total

11,652 km

unpaved

9,205 km (2007)

Waterways

50 km (seasonally navigable by small craft on the Mono River depending on rainfall) (2011)

Military branches

Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre); update State, April 2017, Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Togolaise, TAF), National Gendarmerie (2017)

Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT)

Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre); update State, April 2017, Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Togolaise, TAF), National Gendarmerie (2017)

Military expenditures

1.86% of GDP (2016) 1.71% of GDP (2015) 1.85% of GDP (2014) 1.77% of GDP (2013) 1.63% of GDP (2012)

Military service age and obligation

18 years of age for military service; 2-year service obligation; currently the military is only an all-volunteer force (2017)

Disputes - international

in 2001, Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission continues to resurvey the boundary; talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River

Illicit drugs

transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem

Refugees and internally displaced persons

9,677 (Ghana) (2017)

refugees (country of origin)

9,677 (Ghana) (2017)