Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Togo
Togo: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 11.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Togo stood at 11.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Togo peaked at 30.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2024.
That places Togo 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.4% | — |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +44.7% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -21.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 11.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.5%, 80% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Togo's 11.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 81% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 17.3% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 11.6% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,488 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 40,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 113,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,788 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 915,214 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1972 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Togo?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Togo was 11.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Togo ranks 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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