Subsidies in Togo
Togo: Subsidies was 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Togo, 1982–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in GFS, current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, subsidies in Togo stood at 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 369.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Togo peaked at 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -2.70 billion GFS, current LCU, in 1986.
That places Togo 10th out of 47 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.
Subsidies in Togo, year by year
| Year | GFS, current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -1.40 billion GFS, current LCU | — |
| 1983 | 5.00 billion GFS, current LCU | -457.1% |
| 1984 | 3.80 billion GFS, current LCU | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 600.00 million GFS, current LCU | -84.2% |
| 1986 | -2.70 billion GFS, current LCU | -550.0% |
| 1987 | -2.70 billion GFS, current LCU | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.66 billion GFS, current LCU | -235.6% |
| 1989 | 5.20 billion GFS, current LCU | +42.1% |
| 1990 | 5.63 billion GFS, current LCU | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 5.91 billion GFS, current LCU | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 5.78 billion GFS, current LCU | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.33 billion GFS, current LCU | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 12.32 billion GFS, current LCU | +184.3% |
| 1995 | 9.81 billion GFS, current LCU | -20.4% |
| 1996 | 8.05 billion GFS, current LCU | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 11.04 billion GFS, current LCU | +37.1% |
| 1998 | 12.07 billion GFS, current LCU | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 15.96 billion GFS, current LCU | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 20.63 billion GFS, current LCU | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 15.92 billion GFS, current LCU | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 16.92 billion GFS, current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 16.92 billion GFS, current LCU | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.40 billion GFS, current LCU | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 26.60 billion GFS, current LCU | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 43.98 billion GFS, current LCU | +65.4% |
| 2007 | 62.02 billion GFS, current LCU | +41.0% |
| 2008 | 49.11 billion GFS, current LCU | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 51.54 billion GFS, current LCU | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 62.55 billion GFS, current LCU | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU | +19.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 711.79 million GFS, current LCU, 105.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Togo's 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU, 33.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -550.0% | 600.00 million GFS, current LCU | -2.70 billion GFS, current LCU |
| 1983 | +457.1% | -1.40 billion GFS, current LCU | 5.00 billion GFS, current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.43 billion GFS, current LCU | -2.70 billion GFS, current LCU | 5.20 billion GFS, current LCU | 8 |
| 1990s | 9.09 billion GFS, current LCU | 4.33 billion GFS, current LCU | 15.96 billion GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.50 billion GFS, current LCU | 15.92 billion GFS, current LCU | 62.02 billion GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.66 billion GFS, current LCU | 62.55 billion GFS, current LCU | 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 7 Rwanda 223.22 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 9 Gabon 108.39 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 11 Mauritania 71.70 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 12 Egypt 67.34 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 13 Morocco 45.00 billion GFS, 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 subsidies in Togo?
- Subsidies in Togo was 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.70 billion GFS, current LCU in 1986.
- How does Togo rank for subsidies?
- Togo ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 369.7%. 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 Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.