African Tax Observatory · Country brief · TogoData pulled 14 October 2026 · taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/TGO

Centre 8°31′N 0°58′E

Gazetteer · Western Africa · Lower middle income

Togo

Collected 18.0% of GDP in tax in 2024, 12 of 38 reporting members.

18.0%

Tax, % of GDP, 2024

+2.3

Points since 2010

0.93

Tax buoyancy

over 16 years

$670

Tax per person

PPP dollars

Plate I·Over time

Fifteen years, against the continent

Over time

Togo against the continent

Measure

TogoWestern Africa medianATAF median and middle half

The shaded band is the middle half of ATAF members each year (25th to 75th percentile); the dashed line is the median of Western Africa. The members reporting change from year to year, so the band can move because the set of countries changed; the CSV gives the count for each year.

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Year	Togo	Western Africa median	ATAF median	ATAF 25th percentile	ATAF 75th percentile	Members reporting
2010	15.70	14.56	14.34	10.67	16.43	26
2011	16.44	15.71	14.84	10.99	16.62	33
2012	16.47	16.21	15.07	11.45	16.75	33
2013	19.54	13.93	13.83	11.23	16.89	32
2014	20.67	14.23	14.26	11.87	17.13	32
2015	21.35	14.34	15.08	12.33	18.55	33
2016	21.79	14.28	14.38	12.40	17.43	33
2017	15.17	14.75	14.75	11.50	16.95	35
2018	14.56	13.32	14.18	10.86	16.10	36
2019	14.77	12.50	13.57	11.51	17.23	38
2020	14.93	12.22	13.27	10.85	16.07	38
2021	16.52	12.46	12.72	10.44	16.06	40
2022	16.98	13.45	14.18	11.34	18.16	39
2023	17.67	13.30	14.43	11.30	18.82	37
2024	18.01	13.51	14.30	12.17	18.05	38
2025	16.54	13.38	13.74	12.18	20.53	34

Plate II·Peers, 2024

Each tax beside the medians

Against its peers, 2024

Each tax as a share of GDP, beside the medians

The line joins Togo (orange) to the ATAF median (grey); the blue tick is the Western Africa median. All three are for 2024.

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Measure	Togo	Western Africa median	ATAF median
Tax-to-GDP	18.01	13.51	14.30
Domestic taxes	9.25	8.38	9.01
Customs taxes	8.75	5.32	4.87
Non-tax revenue	1.98	2.59	2.59
VAT	7.16	3.43	5.20
PIT	1.58	1.48	2.04
CIT	2.70	2.22	2.72

Plate III·Tax heads

How Togo's tax is made up

Tax heads

What each tax brings in, as a share of GDP

Domestic VATPersonal income taxCorporate income taxWithholding taxOther domestic taxesVAT on importsImport dutyOther customs taxesNot attributed to a headPresumptive taxExcise on imports

Each bar stacks the tax heads ATAF publishes for that year. Where the heads do not add up to total tax revenue, the gap is drawn in light grey and labelled, never spread across the heads. A head missing from a year was not reported for that year.

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Year	Tax head	Revenue (PPP $)	% of GDP
2010	Domestic VAT	152468377	2.24
2010	Personal income tax	72412833	1.06
2010	Corporate income tax	101148658	1.49
2010	Withholding tax	21296958	0.31
2010	Other domestic taxes	74401140	1.09
2010	VAT on imports	302483035	4.44
2010	Import duty	229292557	3.37
2010	Other customs taxes	45175498	0.66
2010	Not attributed to a head	69685375	1.02
2011	Domestic VAT	170487446	2.20
2011	Personal income tax	77998564	1.01
2011	Corporate income tax	139998223	1.81
2011	Withholding tax	12189819	0.16
2011	Other domestic taxes	91874079	1.18
2011	VAT on imports	391177867	5.05
2011	Import duty	266806504	3.44
2011	Other customs taxes	54714651	0.71
2011	Not attributed to a head	69379963	0.89
2012	Domestic VAT	215823464	2.58
2012	Personal income tax	84361942	1.01
2012	Corporate income tax	138358385	1.65
2012	Withholding tax	10412008	0.12
2012	Other domestic taxes	99903854	1.19
2012	VAT on imports	412946727	4.94
2012	Import duty	276353983	3.30
2012	Other customs taxes	54366330	0.65
2012	Not attributed to a head	84934679	1.02
2013	Domestic VAT	162532554	1.89
2013	Personal income tax	107643638	1.25
2013	Corporate income tax	215535772	2.51
2013	Withholding tax	11913123	0.14
2013	Other domestic taxes	115326768	1.34
2013	VAT on imports	406592562	4.74
2013	Import duty	332910923	3.88
2013	Other customs taxes	226615690	2.64
2013	Not attributed to a head	97939507	1.14
2014	Domestic VAT	242001132	2.60
2014	Personal income tax	96935542	1.04
2014	Corporate income tax	303480345	3.26
2014	Withholding tax	24247062	0.26
2014	Other domestic taxes	123102552	1.32
2014	VAT on imports	540912522	5.81
2014	Import duty	349377212	3.76
2014	Other customs taxes	143101742	1.54
2014	Not attributed to a head	100252997	1.08
2015	Domestic VAT	265616620	2.65
2015	Personal income tax	101333203	1.01
2015	Corporate income tax	276692328	2.76
2015	Withholding tax	27698576	0.28
2015	Other domestic taxes	140301071	1.40
2015	VAT on imports	668511477	6.68
2015	Import duty	421151753	4.21
2015	Other customs taxes	127584092	1.27
2015	Not attributed to a head	108437401	1.08
2016	Domestic VAT	340326740	3.18
2016	Personal income tax	168110806	1.57
2016	Corporate income tax	265093886	2.47
2016	Withholding tax	35022185	0.33
2016	Other domestic taxes	167185507	1.56
2016	VAT on imports	691258283	6.45
2016	Import duty	402460305	3.76
2016	Other customs taxes	134598077	1.26
2016	Not attributed to a head	130080724	1.21
2017	Domestic VAT	479143269	3.09
2017	Personal income tax	175510927	1.13
2017	Corporate income tax	217251558	1.40
2017	Withholding tax	30487649	0.20
2017	Presumptive tax	2023648	0.01
2017	Other domestic taxes	182788837	1.18
2017	VAT on imports	579013558	3.74
2017	Import duty	360345613	2.33
2017	Other customs taxes	192168311	1.24
2017	Not attributed to a head	130533262	0.84
2018	Domestic VAT	458148924	2.71
2018	Personal income tax	194949757	1.16
2018	Corporate income tax	281294260	1.67
2018	Withholding tax	32603196	0.19
2018	Presumptive tax	2295805	0.01
2018	Other domestic taxes	169662729	1.01
2018	VAT on imports	612809442	3.63
2018	Import duty	386460853	2.29
2018	Other customs taxes	170103947	1.01
2018	Not attributed to a head	148714798	0.88
2019	Domestic VAT	469959700	2.55
2019	Personal income tax	216490349	1.18
2019	Corporate income tax	333354269	1.81
2019	Withholding tax	45160170	0.25
2019	Presumptive tax	2440361	0.01
2019	Other domestic taxes	156608107	0.85
2019	VAT on imports	697902099	3.79
2019	Import duty	572614067	3.11
2019	Other customs taxes	62747827	0.34
2019	Not attributed to a head	160225100	0.87
2020	Domestic VAT	448700146	2.38
2020	Personal income tax	221981620	1.18
2020	Corporate income tax	320296254	1.70
2020	Withholding tax	32599818	0.17
2020	Presumptive tax	1470424	0.01
2020	Other domestic taxes	203008206	1.08
2020	VAT on imports	764213163	4.05
2020	Import duty	597025723	3.16
2020	Other customs taxes	41068959	0.22
2020	Not attributed to a head	189312868	1.00
2021	Domestic VAT	573148508	2.75
2021	Personal income tax	310259814	1.49
2021	Corporate income tax	503089584	2.42
2021	Withholding tax	57164683	0.27
2021	Presumptive tax	1200427	0.01
2021	Other domestic taxes	126955849	0.61
2021	VAT on imports	891716809	4.28
2021	Import duty	710633040	3.41
2021	Other customs taxes	47012326	0.23
2021	Not attributed to a head	216911834	1.04
2022	Domestic VAT	614790863	2.65
2022	Personal income tax	299402728	1.29
2022	Corporate income tax	508344499	2.19
2022	Withholding tax	70426363	0.30
2022	Other domestic taxes	240005764	1.04
2022	VAT on imports	1043827797	4.50
2022	Import duty	866449939	3.74
2022	Other customs taxes	70363762	0.30
2022	Not attributed to a head	223191411	0.96
2023	Domestic VAT	691795698	2.39
2023	Personal income tax	359218104	1.24
2023	Corporate income tax	722437760	2.50
2023	Withholding tax	87741729	0.30
2023	Presumptive tax	59237	0.00
2023	Other domestic taxes	304713342	1.05
2023	VAT on imports	1441028471	4.98
2023	Import duty	1147278903	3.97
2023	Other customs taxes	79541392	0.27
2023	Not attributed to a head	277438019	0.96
2024	Domestic VAT	787184285	2.52
2024	Personal income tax	495265226	1.58
2024	Corporate income tax	844542388	2.70
2024	Withholding tax	94653836	0.30
2024	Presumptive tax	380406009	1.22
2024	VAT on imports	1453164052	4.65
2024	Import duty	1211914599	3.88
2024	Excise on imports	72068121	0.23
2024	Not attributed to a head	291910627	0.93
2025	Domestic VAT	742884670	2.10
2025	Personal income tax	524149877	1.48
2025	Corporate income tax	903837850	2.55
2025	Withholding tax	100827898	0.28
2025	Other domestic taxes	444389431	1.25
2025	VAT on imports	1473080329	4.16
2025	Import duty	1271054997	3.59
2025	Other customs taxes	74867502	0.21
2025	Not attributed to a head	324276011	0.92

The mix in 2024

Every shilling, franc or rand of tax, by head

Rectangle areas are proportional to revenue in 2024 (US dollars at purchasing-power parity). Total tax revenue: $5.6bn.

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Tax head	Revenue (PPP $)	Share of tax revenue
Domestic VAT	787184285	0.14
Personal income tax	495265226	0.09
Corporate income tax	844542388	0.15
Withholding tax	94653836	0.02
Presumptive tax	380406009	0.07
VAT on imports	1453164052	0.26
Import duty	1211914599	0.22
Excise on imports	72068121	0.01
Not attributed to a head	291910627	0.05

Every published number

Togo in the ATAF Databank

All 23 freely available indicators, exactly as ATAF publishes them. A blank cell means ATAF has no figure for that year; nothing is filled in.

Togo: ATAF Databank indicators by year
Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Nominal GDP (PPP)	$6.8bn	$7.8bn	$8.4bn	$8.6bn	$9.3bn	$10.0bn	$10.7bn	$15.5bn	$16.9bn	$18.4bn	$18.9bn	$20.8bn	$23.2bn	$28.9bn	$31.3bn	$35.4bn
Real GDP	1,141,268.5m	1,196,598.9m	1,265,979.8m	1,333,898.8m	1,380,444.5m	1,454,779.3m	1,526,257.9m	3,729,800.0m	3,915,400.0m	4,129,200.0m	4,204,000.0m	4,433,100.0m	4,578,000.0m	5,011,324.0m	5,325,067.0m	5,640,377.0m
Final Consumption (PPP)								$13.8bn	$15.3bn	$16.1bn	$16.1bn	$18.2bn	$20.7bn	$25.6bn	$28.4bn	$29.3bn
Total Tax Revenues (PPP)	$1.1bn	$1.3bn	$1.4bn	$1.7bn	$1.9bn	$2.1bn	$2.3bn	$2.3bn	$2.5bn	$2.7bn	$2.8bn	$3.4bn	$3.9bn	$5.1bn	$5.6bn	$5.9bn
Total Number Of Registered Taxpayers								53k			56k	232k		349k	468k
Non-Tax-Revenues (PPP)	$216.9m	$105.5m	$175.8m	$178.8m	$227.8m	$216.7m	$187.1m	$231.8m	$329.0m	$309.2m	$295.8m	$252.9m		$744.8m	$618.6m
Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)	$491.4m	$561.9m	$633.8m	$710.9m	$890.0m	$920.1m	$1.1bn	$1.2bn	$1.3bn	$1.4bn	$1.4bn	$1.8bn	$2.0bn	$2.4bn	$2.9bn	$3.0bn
Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)	$577.0m	$712.7m	$743.7m	$966.1m	$1.0bn	$1.2bn	$1.2bn	$1.1bn	$1.2bn	$1.3bn	$1.4bn	$1.6bn	$2.0bn	$2.7bn	$2.7bn	$2.8bn
Revenue From Agriculture, Forest & Fishing (PPP)	$244	$49.8k	$504		$1.6m	$1.8m	$539.0k	$446.8k	$776.2k	$966.6k	$1.2m	$1.1m		$5.3m
Revenue From Mining & Quarrying (PPP)
Revenue From Secondary Sector (PPP)	$182.6m	$219.0m	$240.8m	$257.0m	$328.7m		$732.8m	$737.6m	$733.7m	$763.9m	$68.2bn
Revenue From Tertiary Sector (PPP)	$611.3m	$733.3m	$806.0m	$860.5m	$1.1bn		$16.4bn	$1.6bn	$1.7bn	$2.0bn	$75.0bn
Domestic VAT Revenues (PPP)	$152.5m	$170.5m	$215.8m	$162.5m	$242.0m	$265.6m	$340.3m	$479.1m	$458.1m	$470.0m	$448.7m	$573.1m	$614.8m	$691.8m	$787.2m	$742.9m
VAT Refunded (PPP)											$15.1m	$29.5m	$7.0m	$2.8m	$2.2m	$405.4k
PIT Revenues (PPP)	$72.4m	$78.0m	$84.4m	$107.6m	$96.9m	$101.3m	$168.1m	$175.5m	$194.9m	$216.5m	$222.0m	$310.3m	$299.4m	$359.2m	$495.3m	$524.1m
CIT Revenues (PPP)	$101.1m	$140.0m	$138.4m	$215.5m	$303.5m	$276.7m	$265.1m	$217.3m	$281.3m	$333.4m	$320.3m	$503.1m	$508.3m	$722.4m	$844.5m	$903.8m
Withholding Tax Revenues (PPP)	$21.3m	$12.2m	$10.4m	$11.9m	$24.2m	$27.7m	$35.0m	$30.5m	$32.6m	$45.2m	$32.6m	$57.2m	$70.4m	$87.7m	$94.7m	$100.8m
Presumptive Tax Revenues (PPP)								$2.0m	$2.3m	$2.4m	$1.5m	$1.2m		$59.2k	$380.4m
Other Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)	$74.4m	$91.9m	$99.9m	$115.3m	$123.1m	$140.3m	$167.2m	$182.8m	$169.7m	$156.6m	$203.0m	$127.0m	$240.0m	$304.7m		$444.4m
VAT On Import Revenues (PPP)	$302.5m	$391.2m	$412.9m	$406.6m	$540.9m	$668.5m	$691.3m	$579.0m	$612.8m	$697.9m	$764.2m	$891.7m	$1.0bn	$1.4bn	$1.5bn	$1.5bn
Import Duty Revenues (PPP)	$229.3m	$266.8m	$276.4m	$332.9m	$349.4m	$421.2m	$402.5m	$360.3m	$386.5m	$572.6m	$597.0m	$710.6m	$866.4m	$1.1bn	$1.2bn	$1.3bn
Excises on Imports Revenues (PPP)															$72.1m
Other Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)	$45.2m	$54.7m	$54.4m	$226.6m	$143.1m	$127.6m	$134.6m	$192.2m	$170.1m	$62.7m	$41.1m	$47.0m	$70.4m	$79.5m		$74.9m

Values are rounded for display; the CSV has them exactly as published. Revenue and GDP are US dollars at purchasing-power parity.

Data-quality checks

What the automatic checks found

These are rule-based checks, run on every pull. A flag says the numbers deserve a second look, not that they are wrong; the methods page explains each rule.

Year	Check	Detail
2010	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 15.7% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 10.5%.
2011	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 16.4% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 11.4%.
2012	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 16.5% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 11.4%.
2013	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 19.5% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 12.1%.
2014	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 20.7% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 13.2%.
2015	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 21.4% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 13.8%.
2016	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 21.8% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 13.9%.
2017	Domestic heads do not add up	The six domestic tax heads sum to 89% of reported domestic tax revenue.
2018	Domestic heads do not add up	The six domestic tax heads sum to 88% of reported domestic tax revenue.
2019	Domestic heads do not add up	The six domestic tax heads sum to 88% of reported domestic tax revenue.
2020	Domestic heads do not add up	The six domestic tax heads sum to 87% of reported domestic tax revenue.
2021	Domestic heads do not add up	The six domestic tax heads sum to 88% of reported domestic tax revenue.
2023	Domestic heads do not add up	The six domestic tax heads sum to 89% of reported domestic tax revenue.

Source: ATAF Databank, the African Tax Administration Forum; World Bank World Development Indicators. Tax and GDP are in US dollars at purchasing-power parity, so their ratio equals the ratio in local currency. Cite as: Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Togo. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/TGO Every figure and its method: taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/methods

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Togo, in Edition 1

Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Togo. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/TGO

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