Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Togo: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna grade (MCC, ranked #148 of 195).
Togo is a presidential republic in Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana. The country's capital is Lome; it covers 56,785 sq km. Independence: 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship). Terrain: gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes. Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north. Population: 9.1 million (2025 estimate). Population growth: +2.37% per year. Median age: 20.9 years. Life expectancy: 72.1 years (2024 est.). Languages: French (official, language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (in the nor…
| Capital | Lome |
|---|---|
| Population | 9,143,439 (2025 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $27.115 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $2,800 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | 5.3% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 2.9% |
| Unemployment | 2.0% |
| Public debt | 81.6% of GDP (2016 est.) |
| Exports | $1.722 billion (2020 est.) |
| Imports | $2.389 billion (2020 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 72.1 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 20.9 |
| Urbanization | 44.5% of total population (2023) |
| Government | presidential republic |
| Independence | 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Languages | French (official, language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (in the north) |
MCC · 41/100 — The Magna grade is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — five dimensions, 100+ indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
Little moved in Jul–Sep 2026: no crisis, no windfall. The quarter simply confirmed the country's standing course.
Deeper forces — trade patterns, regional stability, institutional strength — will decide the trajectory; three months rarely do.
Phosphates, Marble.
Faure Gnassingbé — President of the Council of Ministers. President Jean-Lucien Kwassi Savi de TOVE (since 3 May 2025)
Togo maintains 20 embassies and 1 consulates abroad, hosts 17 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, AU Addis Ababa. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 20 |
|---|---|
| Consulates abroad | 1 |
| Foreign missions hosted | 17 |
| Multilateral missions | UN New York, AU Addis Ababa |
Source: Consular Affairs Center, Diplomatic and Consular Networks Database and Rankings, January 2026 (Zenodo, CC BY 4.0). https://zenodo.org/records/18109976
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Coastal — 56 km of coastline. |
|---|---|
| Airports (total) | 7 (registration prefix 5V) |
| Major seaports | Kpeme, Lome |
| Railways | 568 km |
| Pipelines | 62 km gas |
| Top container ports (TEU) | Lome (1,962,304 TEU, 2021) |
Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (LFW) — Lomé; Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) — Niamtougou.
Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Political system | presidential republic |
|---|---|
| Next election | No election currently scheduled. |
MCC · 41 Ranked #148 of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Togo.
