Togo's transport services (% of service imports, BoP) was 67.37% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6.4 percentage points from 60.97% in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 67.37% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 71.26% | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 60.97% | 2010 |
| Highest | 74.91% | 2006 |
| Lowest | 38.53% | 1991 |
| Average since 2011 | 67.01% | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 51.7% | 1974 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Togo's transport services (% of service imports, BoP) rose 2.4 percentage points on 2019 (from 64.97% to 67.37%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +0.52 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.26 percentage points in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 12 percentage points in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Togo | 67.37% | 2020 |
| World | 18.72% | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.2% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 27.08% | 2025 |
Closest to Togo in the 2020 ranking
- Afghanistan — 1st of 2: 83.79%
What this measures
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 47 values
| Year | Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 67.37 |
| 2019 | 64.97 |
| 2018 | 64.76 |
| 2017 | 63.79 |
| 2016 | 66.69 |
| 2015 | 71.26 |
| 2014 | 69.98 |
| 2013 | 72.85 |
| 2012 | 68.86 |
| 2011 | 59.59 |
| 2010 |
Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 39.4% (2025)
- Benin — 40.99% (2023)
- Botswana — 25.53% (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 51.02% (2024)
- Burundi — 57.8% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 29.68% (2025)
- Cameroon — 45.93% (2024)
- Comoros — 40.55% (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 44.37% (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 33.24% (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Togo
- GDP (current US$) — US$11.89 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 6.92 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$9.42 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 5.65 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,384 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 805,331 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,096 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 657,524 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$11.92 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 6.93 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 807,073 (2025)
- Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Togo's transport services (% of service imports, BoP)?
- 67.37% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is up 15.68 percentage points from 51.7% in 1974. The highest value was 74.91% in 2006 and the lowest 38.53% in 1991.
- Is the latest change in transport services (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Togo?
- In 2020, Togo's transport services (% of service imports, BoP) rose 2.4 percentage points on 2019 (from 64.97% to 67.37%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +0.52 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.TRAN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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