Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) in Togo
Togo: Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) was 9.3% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Migrant remittance inflows in Togo, 1974–2011
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Togo recorded 9.3% for migrant remittance inflows in 2011.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, migrant remittance inflows in Togo peaked at 11.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1974.
That places Togo 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.7% | — |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +48.1% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -21.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +119.6% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -46.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +64.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -26.3% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +74.7% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -33.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +82.4% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +94.4% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -11.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 9.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 4.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Togo's 9.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.7%, 5.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Migrant remittance inflows (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +119.6% | 0.9% | 2.0% |
| 2001 | +94.4% | 2.6% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 2.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 131.48 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.85 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.67 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 118.35 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.89 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 73.26 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.6897 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 8.02 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 5.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is migrant remittance inflows in Togo?
- Migrant remittance inflows in Togo was 9.3% in 2011, according to World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest migrant remittance inflows recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1974.
- How does Togo rank for migrant remittance inflows?
- Togo ranks 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is migrant remittance inflows rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook 2008, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Migrant remittance inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Migrants’ remittances are defined as the sum of worker’s remittances,