Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Togo
Togo: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 87.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Togo, 2006–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Togo stood at 87.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Togo peaked at 94.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2018.
That places Togo 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 94.8% | — |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 84.1% | 94.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Togo?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Togo was 87.0% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2018.
- How does Togo rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Togo ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.