Primary balance, excluding interest in Togo
Togo: Primary balance, excluding interest was 16.13 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
16.13 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 23.1%
World rank
10th
of 50 countries
All-time high
61.74 billion current LCU
in 2003
All-time low
-32.57 billion current LCU
in 1993
Years of data
30
1982–2011
Primary balance, excluding interest in Togo, 1982–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Togo recorded 16.13 billion current LCU for primary balance, excluding interest in 2011.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary balance, excluding interest in Togo peaked at 61.74 billion current LCU in 2003 and was at its lowest, -32.57 billion current LCU, in 1993.
Togo ranks 10th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary balance, excluding interest in Togo, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 38.40 billion current LCU | — |
| 1983 | 24.00 billion current LCU | -37.5% |
| 1984 | 33.10 billion current LCU | +37.9% |
| 1985 | 43.40 billion current LCU | +31.1% |
| 1986 | 40.00 billion current LCU | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 17.90 billion current LCU | -55.2% |
| 1988 | 26.64 billion current LCU | +48.8% |
| 1989 | 24.00 billion current LCU | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 19.12 billion current LCU | -20.3% |
| 1991 | -1.16 billion current LCU | -106.1% |
| 1992 | 2.32 billion current LCU | -299.2% |
| 1993 | -32.57 billion current LCU | -1504.9% |
| 1994 | -28.70 billion current LCU | -11.9% |
| 1995 | -5.41 billion current LCU | -81.1% |
| 1996 | 2.11 billion current LCU | -139.0% |
| 1997 | 8.70 billion current LCU | +312.5% |
| 1998 | -3.36 billion current LCU | -138.6% |
| 1999 | 7.73 billion current LCU | -330.0% |
| 2000 | 11.33 billion current LCU | +46.5% |
| 2001 | 38.40 billion current LCU | +239.1% |
| 2002 | 38.87 billion current LCU | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 61.74 billion current LCU | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 50.58 billion current LCU | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 6.06 billion current LCU | -88.0% |
| 2006 | -1.81 billion current LCU | -129.8% |
| 2007 | 28.48 billion current LCU | -1676.8% |
| 2008 | 16.69 billion current LCU | -41.4% |
| 2009 | 7.20 billion current LCU | -56.9% |
| 2010 | 13.10 billion current LCU | +81.9% |
| 2011 | 16.13 billion current LCU | +23.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 16.13 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.80 billion current LCU. (24 countries reporting)
- Togo's 16.13 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -6.36 billion current LCU. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary balance, excluding interest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1676.8% | -1.81 billion current LCU | 28.48 billion current LCU |
| 1993 | -1504.9% | 2.32 billion current LCU | -32.57 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.93 billion current LCU | 17.90 billion current LCU | 43.40 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 1990s | -3.12 billion current LCU | -32.57 billion current LCU | 19.12 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.75 billion current LCU | -1.81 billion current LCU | 61.74 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.61 billion current LCU | 13.10 billion current LCU | 16.13 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 309.50 billion current LCU compare
- 8 Guinea 269.97 billion current LCU compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 18.30 billion current LCU compare
- 11 Central African Republic 6.70 billion current LCU compare
- 12 Ghana 2.01 billion current LCU compare
- 13 Seychelles 891.25 million current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Togo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 80.8 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9146 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 129.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 135.94 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary balance, excluding interest in Togo?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Togo was 16.13 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 61.74 billion current LCU in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.57 billion current LCU in 1993.
- How does Togo rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Togo ranks 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).