Togo: cost of living

How fast are food prices rising in Togo?

Food and non-alcoholic drink prices in Togo were 1.9% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, and 3.0% lower than in August, according to INSEED. Cereal prices were 15.6% lower than a year earlier, while fish prices were 10.7% higher and fresh meat 6.3% higher.

Food carries a weight of 27.97% in the index. Fresh vegetables and tubers swing strongly with the seasons: fresh fruit-vegetables fell 23.1% in September alone after rising earlier in the year. Monthly changes in these items should be read with the seasonal pattern in mind.

Official sources: INSEED

How fast are transport and housing costs rising in Togo?

Transport prices in Togo were 8.5% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, and prices for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 8.2% higher, according to INSEED. Overall consumer prices rose 2.4%.

These two groups made the largest contributions to annual inflation. The BCEAO's September 2026 statement notes that higher fuel prices in most member states and higher housing prices pushed inflation up across the Union in the second quarter of 2026.

Official sources: INSEED · September 2026 statement

How many people in Togo live in poverty?

43.8% of Togo's population lived below the national poverty line in 2021, according to INSEED's EHCVM 2021-2022 survey, reported in its National Statistical Yearbook 2024. The rate was 45.5% in 2018.

Poverty was 58.2% in rural areas and 24.6% in urban areas. By region it ranged from 20.1% in Grand Lomé to 64.0% in Savanes. The national poverty line is based on the cost of basic food and non-food needs; the food poverty line was 295,182 CFA francs in 2021. The World Bank puts the share living on less than US$3.00 a day at 34.7% in 2021.

Official sources: National Statistical Yearbook 2024

How many people in Togo are multidimensionally poor?

28.9% of Togo's population was multidimensionally poor in 2021, down from 37.1% in 2018, according to INSEED's analysis of the EHCVM surveys in its National Statistical Yearbook 2024. The multidimensional poverty index fell from 0.168 to 0.127.

Multidimensional poverty counts people deprived in several areas at once, such as education, health and living conditions, rather than measuring income. It was 45.0% in rural areas and 7.5% in urban areas in 2021. Poor people were deprived in 43.8% of the weighted indicators on average.

Official sources: National Statistical Yearbook 2024

How unequal are incomes in Togo?

Togo's Gini index was 37.9 in 2021, according to the World Bank, based on INSEED's EHCVM household survey. It was 42.5 in 2018 and 46.0 in 2011.

The Gini index measures how evenly consumption is spread across the population: 0 means everyone has the same and 100 means one person has everything. A falling index means the gap between better-off and poorer households narrowed. The figures are based on household consumption, not income.

Official sources: World Bank

How much do households in Togo pay for health care?

Out-of-pocket payments by households made up 64.3% of current health spending in Togo in 2023, according to the World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure Database. The share was 64.2% in 2022 and 69.0% in 2021.

Total current health spending was 6.1% of GDP in 2023, according to the same database. Health insurance coverage reported by the National Health Insurance Institute (INAM) rose from 6.2% in 2023 to 28.5% in 2024, according to INSEED's National Statistical Yearbook 2024.

Official sources: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure Database · same database · National Statistical Yearbook 2024

What is Togo's inflation rate?

The IMF puts consumer price inflation in Togo at 0.4% in 2025. Since 2005 it has ranged from -1.0% (2017) to 8.7% (2008). Sub-Saharan Africa median: 3.4%; Togo is 34th highest of 39. Worldwide: 144th of 165.

What is household spending per person in Togo?

According to the World Bank, household consumption per person in Togo was $772 in 2023. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: $844; Togo is 24th highest of 42. Of 156 countries with 2023 data, 138th highest.

How many people in Togo live on under $3 a day?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2021, is 34.7%. That compares with 65.5% in 2011. It is 9th highest of 13 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 38.6%. World rank, highest first: 9th of 80.

How many people in Togo are poor?

The World Bank puts the share of people below the national poverty line in Togo at 43.8% in 2021. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 41.2%; Togo is 5th highest of 13. Worldwide: 6th of 72.

What is Togo's Gini coefficient?

The World Bank puts the Gini index in Togo at 37.9 in 2021. It was 46.0 in 2011. It is 4th highest of 13 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 36.2. Of 80 countries with 2021 data, 22nd highest.

What is food insecurity in Togo?

The FAO puts moderate or severe food insecurity in Togo at 56.3% in 2024. The peak was 62.2% in 2016 and the low 54.7% in 2020. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 60.5%; Togo is 20th highest of 34. Of 135 countries with 2024 data, 23rd highest.