Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Togo
Togo: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3786 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Togo, 2006–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Togo stood at 0.3786. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Togo peaked at 0.4601 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3786, in 2021.
Togo ranks 37th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4221 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4601 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4303 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4253 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3786 | -11.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.3786 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.3786 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4221 | 0.4221 | 0.4221 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4386 | 0.4253 | 0.4601 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3786 | 0.3786 | 0.3786 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.4538 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.91 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Togo?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Togo was 0.3786 in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4601 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3786 in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Togo ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.