Total debt service (% of GDP) in Togo
Togo: Total debt service (% of GDP) was 0.4% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Total debt service in Togo, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.4% for total debt service in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.4% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total debt service in Togo peaked at 14.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Togo ranks 42nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total debt service (% of GDP) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +2647.7% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +86.4% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | +76.3% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | +38.2% |
| 1977 | 7.3% | +96.5% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -51.2% |
| 1980 | 4.6% | +36.2% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | +100.5% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | -24.7% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | +63.9% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | -46.8% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +31.5% |
| 1989 | 6.8% | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | -22.1% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -35.7% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -36.9% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +78.8% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -32.7% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -60.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -48.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +868.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -71.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -38.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -62.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total debt service (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +2647.7% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 2008 | +868.4% | 0.6% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 4.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More external debt data for Togo
- Net financial flows, IBRD -5.69 million NFL, current US$ (1991)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 3,570 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 716.30 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.28 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 4.45 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total debt service in Togo?
- Total debt service in Togo was 0.4% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest total debt service recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest total debt service recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for total debt service?
- Togo ranks 42nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total debt service rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.