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How much of Togo’s trade passes through the Strait of Malacca and Singapore?

In 2024, an estimated $2.7 billion of Togo’s trade passed through the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, 26.9% of its seaborne trade. That is $335 million of exports and $2.4 billion of imports. The partners with the most trade through it are China, Japan and South Korea.

Summary

Estimated value
$2.7billion
Of its seaborne trade
26.9%
Exports
$335million
Imports
$2.4billion

Trend

Estimated value per year

Togo’s estimated trade through the Strait of Malacca and Singapore fell 17% between 2019 and 2024

Value in USD billions

  • Togo 2.7

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearEstimated valueOf its seaborne trade
1995$231 million22.4%
1996$246 million21.2%
1997$271 million21.4%
1998$282 million23.9%
1999$278 million23.7%
2000$202 million20.9%
2001$245 million21.9%
2002$217 million18.2%
2003$305 million17.5%
2004$454 million23.6%
2005$478 million21.5%
2006$841 million28.6%
2007$1.1 billion25.9%
2008$1.1 billion21.5%
2009$1 billion29.5%
2010$1.1 billion30.3%
2011$1.6 billion30.2%
2012$2.2 billion27.2%
2013$2.1 billion27.3%
2014$2 billion22.4%
2015$2.6 billion31.8%
2016$1.9 billion28.6%
2017$2.6 billion30.5%
2018$2.8 billion26.8%
2019$3.3 billion35.2%
2020$2.6 billion29.2%
2021$3.7 billion31.7%
2022$3.8 billion25.5%
2023$3.6 billion27.1%
2024$2.7 billion26.9%

Partners whose trade crosses it

Estimated value of its trade with each partner that crosses the chokepoint; the percentage is the share of all its trade through the chokepoint, not of the pair’s trade.

  1. Togo–China$2.1 billion · 78.4%
  2. Togo–Japan$158 million · 5.8%
  3. Togo–South Korea$145 million · 5.3%
  4. Togo–Thailand$107 million · 3.9%
  5. Togo–Singapore$51 million · 1.9%
  6. Togo–Malaysia$47 million · 1.7%
  7. Togo–Russia$26 million · 0.97%
  8. Togo–Vietnam$19 million · 0.69%
  9. Togo–Taiwan$15 million · 0.55%
  10. Togo–North Korea$12 million · 0.46%

What crosses it

The products with the highest estimated value in 2024, with their share of the total through the chokepoint.

  1. Other oilseeds$191 million · 7%
  2. Synthetic filament fabric$160 million · 5.9%
  3. Refined petroleum$136 million · 5%
  4. Motorcycles$122 million · 4.5%
  5. Women's suits and dresses$114 million · 4.2%
  6. Women's knitted suits and dresses$90 million · 3.3%
  7. Rice$88 million · 3.2%
  8. Cars$68 million · 2.5%
  9. Bags, suitcases and cases$48 million · 1.8%
  10. Rubber and plastic footwear$47 million · 1.7%

Reference ports

Lomé (100%)

Each port with the weight it receives from the country’s trade, based on where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest.

Other chokepoints it uses

Sources and method

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Methodology

We estimate the value crossing each chokepoint from BACI trade that travels by sea according to our mode heuristic, split between each country’s ports by where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest, and routed over our own sea network. It is an estimate, not a count of ships. It covers 99.9% of seaborne trade. The approach follows Verschuur, Lumma and Hall (Nature Communications, 2025). Data up to 2024.

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