Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Togo
Togo: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 4.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Togo, 1974–2020
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +2772.9% | 0.5% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 81 Papua New Guinea 4.6% compare
- 82 Georgia 4.5% compare
- 83 Grenada 4.4% compare
- 85 Botswana 4.3% compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.2% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 4.2% compare
More external debt data for Togo
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 31.14 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.7 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0029 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -177.46 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 257.16 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 30.59 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0242 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -5.69 million NFL, current US$ (1991)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 3,570 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
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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About this data
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.