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Togo trade in 2024

In 2024, Togo exported $2.8 billion and imported $8.3 billion, a trade deficit of $5.5 billion. It was the world's 135th-largest exporter, with 0.01% of world exports. Its top export was refined petroleum (16.4% of the total) and its main trading partner was China (20.2% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$2.8billion
Imports
$8.3billion
Trade balance
-$5.5billion
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Refined petroleum (16.4%) and natural phosphates (13%) together make up 29.4% of its exports.

  1. Refined petroleum$456 million · 16.4%
    Main partner: South Africa
  2. Natural phosphates$361 million · 13%
    Main partner: India
  3. Soybeans$249 million · 9%
    Main partner: India
  4. Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashews$223 million · 8.1%
    Main partner: India
  5. Other oilseeds$209 million · 7.5%
    Main partner: China
  6. Cocoa beans$131 million · 4.7%
    Main partner: Netherlands
  7. Plastic packaging$94 million · 3.4%
    Main partner: Côte d'Ivoire
  8. Cement$85 million · 3.1%
    Main partner: Burkina Faso
  9. Soybean meal and pellets$74 million · 2.7%
    Main partner: United States
  10. Copper scrap$66 million · 2.4%
    Main partner: India

What it imports

Refined petroleum (24%) and crude petroleum (6%) together make up 30% of its imports.

  1. Refined petroleum$2 billion · 24%
    Main partner: India
  2. Crude petroleum$498 million · 6%
    Main partner: Nigeria
  3. Palm oil$359 million · 4.4%
    Main partner: Malaysia
  4. Rice$332 million · 4%
    Main partner: India
  5. Cane and beet sugar$219 million · 2.7%
    Main partner: Brazil
  6. Motorcycles$218 million · 2.6%
    Main partner: China
  7. Synthetic filament fabric$169 million · 2.1%
    Main partner: China
  8. Petroleum coke and bitumen$143 million · 1.7%
    Main partner: Turkey
  9. Cars$138 million · 1.7%
    Main partner: Japan
  10. Women's suits and dresses$119 million · 1.4%
    Main partner: China

Its products

Destinations and sources of its products that have their own page.

By Harmonized System chapter (96)
ChapterExportsImports
27 · Oil, gas and coal$510 million$2.9 billion
12 · Oilseeds and grains$463 million$68 million
25 · Salt, stone and cement$447 million$48 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$225 million$14 million
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$132 million$6 million
39 · Plastics$125 million$258 million
15 · Fats and oils$84 million$377 million
23 · Animal feed and food waste$78 million$5 million
87 · Vehicles$75 million$531 million
74 · Copper$72 million$8 million
52 · Cotton$66 million$60 million
76 · Aluminum$41 million$46 million
22 · Beverages and spirits$35 million$72 million
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$33 million$5 million
01 · Live animals$31 million$2 million
44 · Wood$28 million$8 million
78 · Lead$26 million$2 million
84 · Mechanical machinery$25 million$380 million
17 · Sugar and sweets$21 million$241 million
10 · Cereals$20 million$379 million
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$20 million$38 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$19 million$33 million
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$18 million$27 million
46 · Wicker and basketware$16 million$114 thousand
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$16 million$90 million
72 · Iron and steel$13 million$55 million
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$12 million$276 million
40 · Rubber$11 million$43 million
11 · Milling products and malt$8 million$16 million
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$7 million$38 million
94 · Furniture and lighting$6 million$134 million
89 · Ships and boats$6 million$14 million
73 · Iron and steel products$6 million$124 million
30 · Pharmaceuticals$6 million$103 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$6 million$37 million
07 · Vegetables$6 million$8 million
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$6 million$119 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$5 million$7 million
21 · Food preparations$5 million$45 million
61 · Knitted clothing$5 million$198 million
41 · Hides and leather$5 million$8 million
48 · Paper and paperboard$5 million$74 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$4 million$5 million
64 · Footwear$3 million$80 million
62 · Woven clothing$3 million$215 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$3 million$17 million
49 · Books and printed matter$2 million$16 million
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$2 million$104 million
90 · Precision and medical instruments$2 million$80 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$2 million$25 million
03 · Fish and seafood$2 million$62 million
93 · Weapons and ammunition$2 million$32 million
02 · Meat and offal$1 million$22 million
36 · Explosives and matches$853 thousand$5 million
95 · Toys and sports gear$818 thousand$8 million
71 · Gems and precious metals$762 thousand$1 million
79 · Zinc$725 thousand$2 million
16 · Prepared meat and fish$699 thousand$29 million
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$698 thousand$19 million
29 · Organic chemicals$556 thousand$38 million
54 · Synthetic filaments$407 thousand$206 million
26 · Ores and slag$381 thousand$2 million
31 · Fertilizers$360 thousand$105 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$339 thousand$55 million
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$326 thousand$31 million
57 · Carpets and rugs$290 thousand$3 million
82 · Tools and cutlery$263 thousand$22 million
69 · Ceramics$228 thousand$38 million
70 · Glass$224 thousand$21 million
58 · Special fabrics and lace$197 thousand$19 million
65 · Hats$177 thousand$6 million
06 · Live plants and flowers$170 thousand$528 thousand
24 · Tobacco$108 thousand$4 million
97 · Art and antiques$99 thousand$36 thousand
96 · Other manufactured goods$97 thousand$18 million
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$89 thousand$10 million
92 · Musical instruments$76 thousand$558 thousand
47 · Wood pulp$49 thousand$290 thousand
59 · Coated and technical textiles$45 thousand$17 million
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$43 thousand$4 million
13 · Gums and plant extracts$41 thousand$299 thousand
91 · Watches and clocks$40 thousand$3 million
86 · Railway equipment$29 thousand$1 million
05 · Other animal products$27 thousand$2 million
14 · Other plant products$24 thousand$3 thousand
60 · Knitted fabric$24 thousand$23 million
81 · Other base metals$21 thousand$12 thousand
80 · Tin$18 thousand$253 thousand
50 · Silk$16 thousand$101 thousand
53 · Other plant fibers$15 thousand$2 million
51 · Wool$11 thousand$294 thousand
75 · Nickel$5 thousand$47 thousand
66 · Umbrellas and canes$3 thousand$1 million
37 · Photographic goods$341$686 thousand
45 · Cork$0$16 thousand
43 · Fur and fur goods$0$521

Trading partners

Its main destination is India (28.2% of exports) and its main source is China (24.4% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
India78228.2%Sea
China2107.6%Sea
Benin1957%Sea
Côte d'Ivoire1826.6%Sea
Burkina Faso1344.8%Land
South Africa1264.5%Sea
Mali1043.7%Sea
Pakistan88.83.2%Sea
Ghana85.23.1%Sea
Angola80.22.9%Sea

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD billions)ShareMode
China224.4%Sea
India1.315.7%Sea
Nigeria0.667.9%Sea
Brazil0.455.4%Sea
Malaysia0.323.9%Sea
Angola0.253%Sea
Turkey0.242.9%Sea
Indonesia0.232.8%Sea
France0.232.8%Sea
Belgium0.222.7%Sea

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Togo accounted for 0.01% of world exports, compared with 0.01% in 1995.

Exports and imports

Exports grew 6.7-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 2.8
  • Imports 8.3
  • Balance -5.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$412 million$817 million-$405 million
1996$513 million$901 million-$389 million
1997$554 million$925 million-$371 million
1998$480 million$906 million-$426 million
1999$521 million$898 million-$377 million
2000$413 million$726 million-$313 million
2001$528 million$794 million-$266 million
2002$432 million$1.2 billion-$743 million
2003$1.1 billion$1.4 billion-$296 million
2004$708 million$1.7 billion-$979 million
2005$741 million$1.8 billion-$1.1 billion
2006$719 million$2.5 billion-$1.8 billion
2007$1.3 billion$3.4 billion-$2.1 billion
2008$2.4 billion$3.4 billion-$992 million
2009$1.3 billion$3 billion-$1.7 billion
2010$1.5 billion$3 billion-$1.5 billion
2011$2.1 billion$4.4 billion-$2.3 billion
2012$3 billion$7 billion-$4 billion
2013$3.1 billion$6.6 billion-$3.5 billion
2014$2.9 billion$7.9 billion-$4.9 billion
2015$2.6 billion$7.9 billion-$5.3 billion
2016$2.3 billion$5.8 billion-$3.5 billion
2017$3.2 billion$7 billion-$3.8 billion
2018$3.8 billion$8.1 billion-$4.3 billion
2019$3.1 billion$7.4 billion-$4.3 billion
2020$2.2 billion$7.5 billion-$5.3 billion
2021$4 billion$9 billion-$4.9 billion
2022$4.8 billion$12.5 billion-$7.7 billion
2023$7.1 billion$9.9 billion-$2.8 billion
2024$2.8 billion$8.3 billion-$5.5 billion

World rank

Togo rose from 136th to 135th among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 136th in 1995
  • 135th in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
1995136th
1996135th
1997137th
1998139th
1999140th
2000151st
2001144th
2002153rd
2003132nd
2004150th
2005152nd
2006156th
2007144th
2008131st
2009147th
2010146th
2011142nd
2012131st
2013130th
2014135th
2015132nd
2016134th
2017130th
2018129th
2019133rd
2020138th
2021130th
2022130th
2023117th
2024135th

What it sells

Oil, gas and coal became its top export group: from 9% to 18%

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 26%
  • Animal feed and food waste 3%
  • Fats and oils 3%
  • Plastics 4%
  • Cocoa and chocolate 5%
  • Fruit and nuts 8%
  • Salt, stone and cement 16%
  • Oilseeds and grains 17%
  • Oil, gas and coal 18%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Oil, gas and coal9.3%18.4%
Oilseeds and grains0.73%16.7%
Salt, stone and cement22.2%16.1%
Fruit and nuts1.2%8.1%
Cocoa and chocolate1.3%4.7%
Plastics0.62%4.5%
Fats and oils0.15%3%
Animal feed and food waste2%2.8%
Other62.6%25.7%

Who it trades with

India went from 3% to 19% of Togo's trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • China 20%
  • India 19%
  • Nigeria 6%
  • Brazil 4%
  • Côte d'Ivoire 3%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China7.3%20.2%
India2.7%18.8%
Nigeria4.7%6.1%
Brazil0.92%4.1%
Côte d'Ivoire4.1%3.4%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

No hubs above the globe threshold.

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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

  • Lomé$17.7 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

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