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Togo

Togolese Republic

French West African CFA (XOF) French civil law
AU, ECOWAS, WAEMU, AfCFTA, WTO

Togo is a small West African economy that punches above its weight through its strategic Lome deep-water port, the only natural deep-water port in the region. The port handles transit goods for landlocked Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali. Key sectors include phosphate mining, agriculture (coffee, cocoa, cotton), and port/logistics services. Togo has emerged as a digital economy pioneer in West Africa with its Togolese digital ID system and mobile-based cash transfer programs. The country benefits from CFA franc stability and is implementing an ambitious national development plan.

Snapshot

Population~8.6 MWorld Bank, 2025
GDP (current USD)$11.9 BWorld Bank, 2025
GDP per Capita$1,384World Bank, 2025
GDP Growth6.31%World Bank, 2025
Inflation (y/y)~0.43%World Bank, 2025
Policy Rate3.50%Central Bank
Unemployment2.00%World Bank, ILO modelled estimate, 2025
Internet Use~39.48%World Bank, 2024
Electrification~54.00%World Bank WDI
CPI Score (Rank)30.0/100 (#130)Transparency Intl
HDI (Rank)0.539 (#162)UNDP HDR

World Bank Indicators Compare with another country

GDP (current USD)$11.9 BWorld Bank, 2025
GDP growth (annual)6.31%World Bank, 2025
GDP per capita (USD)$1,384World Bank, 2025
Population, total8.6 MWorld Bank, 2025
FDI net inflows (USD)$83.8 MWorld Bank, 2024
Inflation (consumer prices)0.43%World Bank, 2025
Unemployment (% labour force)2.00%World Bank, 2025
Internet use (% of people)39.48%World Bank, 2024
Trade (% of GDP)59.93%World Bank, 2023

Climate Readiness Full ranking

44out of 100
Emerging
Climate adaptation readiness for Togo, from 5 of 5 measured indicators.
Energy access5454.0% · 30% weight
Governance readiness3030 / 100 CPI · 20% weight
Human readiness540.539 HDI · 20% weight
Economic readiness40$1,384, 2025 · 15% weight
Digital readiness3535.0% · 15% weight
This scores climate adaptation readiness (adaptive capacity), following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework. It is built only from measured values already held on this profile and normalised 0-100. It does not measure emissions or physical climate vulnerability: the platform does not yet hold emissions, hazard-exposure or natural-capital series. Energy access is the single most climate-specific indicator held; the other four are governance, economic, human-development and digital readiness proxies. The economic sub-score is relative to the African countries the platform covers.
How this is computed

Adaptive capacity to absorb climate finance and adapt, following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework. Built only from measured values already held on each country profile. It is not a measure of emissions or physical climate vulnerability, which the platform does not yet hold.

  • Energy access (30%) World Bank, access to electricity (% of population). The single most climate and energy specific signal held: SDG 7 and the clean-energy transition.
  • Governance readiness (20%) Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index (0-100). ND-GAIN governance readiness: the capacity to govern and deploy climate finance. Higher is cleaner.
  • Human readiness (20%) UNDP, Human Development Index (0-1). ND-GAIN social readiness: the adaptive capacity of the population.
  • Economic readiness (15%) World Bank, GDP per capita (current US$), latest measured year. ND-GAIN economic readiness: the capacity to finance adaptation. Scored relative to the covered set.
  • Digital readiness (15%) World Bank, individuals using the Internet (% of population). Information systems for early warning and adaptation.

A country is scored only when at least 4 of the five indicators are held. Sub-scores are weighted and renormalised over the indicators that are present; nothing is estimated for one that is absent.

Country Facts

CapitalLome
RegionWest Africa
CurrencyWest African CFA (XOF)
FX RegimeFixed peg to EUR via CFA franc
Investment Promotion AgencyAPI-ZF (Investment Promotion & Free Zone Agency)
Legal SystemFrench civil law
Time ZoneAfrica/Lome

Focus Sectors

Port Services (Lome deepwater port)
Phosphates
Agriculture (coffee
cocoa
cotton)
Manufacturing
Trade & Transit
Telecoms
Construction
Financial Services
Digital Economy

Regulations & Taxes

Corporate Income Tax27% standard
VAT / Sales Tax18% standard

Recent Deals (1)

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