Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Togo

Togo: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 4.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
4.4%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
84th
of 120 countries
All-time high
25.7%
in 1986
All-time low
0.5%
in 2003
Years of data
47
1974–2020

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Togo, 1974–2020

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Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.

Analysis

Togo recorded 4.4% for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Togo peaked at 25.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.

Togo ranks 84th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Togo, year by year

Annual values for Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in Togo, 1974 to 2020.
Year % of exports of goods, services and primary income Change
1974 3.6%
1975 9.5% +161.1%
1976 12.2% +28.6%
1977 24.2% +99.3%
1978 15.6% -35.6%
1979 8.1% -47.8%
1980 6.6% -18.6%
1981 14.4% +117.6%
1982 15.6% +8.2%
1983 13.8% -11.6%
1984 19.4% +40.3%
1985 22.9% +18.3%
1986 25.7% +12.1%
1987 11.4% -55.6%
1988 16.7% +45.8%
1989 10.2% -39.0%
1990 8.6% -15.1%
1991 5.8% -32.5%
1992 3.3% -42.9%
1993 3.5% +3.6%
1994 3.0% -14.2%
1995 3.0% +0.1%
1996 7.2% +144.1%
1997 7.6% +5.1%
1998 4.8% -37.4%
1999 5.5% +15.9%
2000 3.2% -42.3%
2001 4.1% +28.5%
2002 0.5% -88.3%
2003 0.5% -4.5%
2004 0.5% +19.6%
2005 1.0% +76.3%
2006 2.0% +102.6%
2007 0.5% -72.2%
2008 15.7% +2772.9%
2009 4.1% -73.5%
2010 2.6% -36.8%
2011 0.8% -71.1%
2012 1.2% +57.2%
2013 2.2% +82.5%
2014 2.3% +4.4%
2015 2.4% +5.7%
2016 3.6% +48.8%
2017 4.1% +14.3%
2018 4.2% +3.8%
2019 4.5% +6.4%
2020 4.4% -2.3%

Togo compared with similar countries

  • Togo's 4.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.4%, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Togo's 4.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 77% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +2772.9% 0.5% 15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.2% 3.6% 24.2% 6
1980s 15.7% 6.6% 25.7% 10
1990s 5.2% 3.0% 8.6% 10
2000s 3.2% 0.5% 15.7% 10
2010s 2.8% 0.8% 4.5% 10
2020s 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 1

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 81 Papua New Guinea 4.6% compare
  2. 82 Georgia 4.5% compare
  3. 83 Grenada 4.4% compare
  4. 85 Botswana 4.3% compare
  5. 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.2% compare
  6. 87 Sierra Leone 4.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Togo?
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Togo was 4.4% in 2020, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 1986.
What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
How does Togo rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Togo ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit
% of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 5,881 data points, 1970–2024
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.