Military spending, per capita in Togo
Togo: Military spending, per capita was 22.34 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per capita in Togo, 1963–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Togo recorded 22.34 constant 2024 US$ per person for military spending, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Togo peaked at 46.48 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.94 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1963.
That places Togo 124th out of 161 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Togo, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 3.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1964 | 11.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +189.5% |
| 1965 | 10.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 9.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 1967 | 9.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 10.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 10.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 10.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 10.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 10.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 12.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 13.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 13.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 1977 | 20.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 19.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 16.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 15.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 15.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 13.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 12.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 13.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 16.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1986 | 18.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 22.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1988 | 21.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 22.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 21.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 19.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 19.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 21.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 15.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 13.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 9.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 9.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 8.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 10.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 10.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 9.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 10.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 11.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 12.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 12.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 14.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 26.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | +67.5% |
| 2020 | 24.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 26.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 46.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +73.5% |
| 2023 | 34.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 25.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2025 | 22.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 22.34 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.14 constant 2024 US$ per person, 79% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Togo's 22.34 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +189.5% | 3.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 11.42 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 11.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7 |
| 1970s | 14.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 20.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | 22.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 13.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 21.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | 26.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 22.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 46.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 121 Senegal 28.14 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 122 Kenya 23.56 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 123 Uganda 23.31 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 125 Cote d'Ivoire 22.04 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 126 Bangladesh 20.86 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 127 Tajikistan 20.37 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Togo?
- Military spending, per capita in Togo was 22.34 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 46.48 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1963.
- How does Togo rank for military spending, per capita?
- Togo ranks 124th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.