TGO · Africa
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.6 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.9
- Economy 8.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 1 (list of 2026.10.02), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Lomé
- Population
- 8,095,498 inh.
- Area
- 56,785 km²
- Currency
- XOF
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové
Head of Government
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
81 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
12 G$
GDP / capita
1,384 $
Growth
6.3 %
Inflation
0.4 %
Unemployment
2.0 %
Defense / GDP
2.0 %
Life expectancy
62.9 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.35/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
37/100
Corruption (CPI)
32/100
Press freedom (RSF)
53/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#121
Annual budget
0.2 Md$
Defense effort
1.9 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
2 Md$
Imports
4 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 15% Phosphate
- 12% Coton
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Burkina Faso
14%
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Inde
11%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
-
GBR
33%
-
FRA
38%
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DEU
38%
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RUS
53%
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CHN
67%
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IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.571/1
Gini
37.9
Refugees hosted
54,167
Refugees originating
12,661
National anthem
Terre de nos aïeux
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- Francophonie (OIF)
- OIC
- African Union
- ECOWAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 1,937 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 1,947, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)