Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Togo
Togo: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 15.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
15.2%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
137th
of 184 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 1987
All-time low
9.9%
in 1997
Years of data
63
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Togo, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Togo recorded 15.2% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Togo peaked at 22.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1997.
That places Togo 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1961 | 10.6% | -15.5% |
| 1962 | 9.9% | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 11.9% | +19.9% |
| 1964 | 12.4% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 11.1% | -10.9% |
| 1966 | 11.7% | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 10.9% | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 10.1% | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 11.6% | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 13.7% | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 15.1% | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 13.9% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +34.0% |
| 1976 | 20.7% | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 19.8% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 17.7% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 19.2% | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 21.3% | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 19.4% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 19.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 21.8% | +35.0% |
| 1987 | 22.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 14.8% | -33.0% |
| 1989 | 15.7% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 14.6% | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | +26.8% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | +37.1% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -32.6% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 11.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 14.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 9.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 12.3% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.2% | 15.7% | 4 |
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 of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Togo?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Togo was 15.2% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1997.
- How does Togo rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Togo ranks 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.