Official exchange rate in Togo
Togo: Official exchange rate was 506.96 LCU per US$, end period in 2011. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Togo, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics. Measured in LCU per US$, end period.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official exchange rate in Togo is 506.96 LCU per US$, end period, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Togo peaked at 744.31 LCU per US$, end period in 2001 and was at its lowest, 201 LCU per US$, end period, in 1979.
That places Togo 11th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Official exchange rate in Togo, year by year
| Year | LCU per US$, end period | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 245.13 LCU per US$, end period | — |
| 1961 | 245.06 LCU per US$, end period | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 245 LCU per US$, end period | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 245.1 LCU per US$, end period | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 245 LCU per US$, end period | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 245.07 LCU per US$, end period | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 247.59 LCU per US$, end period | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 245.43 LCU per US$, end period | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 247.41 LCU per US$, end period | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 277.92 LCU per US$, end period | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 276.02 LCU per US$, end period | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 261.23 LCU per US$, end period | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 256.05 LCU per US$, end period | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 235.43 LCU per US$, end period | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 222.22 LCU per US$, end period | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 224.28 LCU per US$, end period | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 248.49 LCU per US$, end period | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 235.25 LCU per US$, end period | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 209 LCU per US$, end period | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 201 LCU per US$, end period | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 225.8 LCU per US$, end period | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 287.4 LCU per US$, end period | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 336.25 LCU per US$, end period | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 417.38 LCU per US$, end period | +24.1% |
| 1984 | 479.6 LCU per US$, end period | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 378.05 LCU per US$, end period | -21.2% |
| 1986 | 322.75 LCU per US$, end period | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 267 LCU per US$, end period | -17.3% |
| 1988 | 302.95 LCU per US$, end period | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 289.4 LCU per US$, end period | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 256.45 LCU per US$, end period | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 259 LCU per US$, end period | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 275.32 LCU per US$, end period | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 294.77 LCU per US$, end period | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 534.6 LCU per US$, end period | +81.4% |
| 1995 | 490 LCU per US$, end period | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 523.7 LCU per US$, end period | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 598.81 LCU per US$, end period | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 562.21 LCU per US$, end period | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 652.95 LCU per US$, end period | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 704.95 LCU per US$, end period | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 744.31 LCU per US$, end period | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 625.5 LCU per US$, end period | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 519.36 LCU per US$, end period | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 481.58 LCU per US$, end period | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 556.04 LCU per US$, end period | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 498.07 LCU per US$, end period | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 445.59 LCU per US$, end period | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 471.33 LCU per US$, end period | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 455.34 LCU per US$, end period | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 490.91 LCU per US$, end period | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 506.96 LCU per US$, end period | +3.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 506.96 LCU per US$, end period is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 233.11 LCU per US$, end period, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Togo's 506.96 LCU per US$, end period is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 494.28 LCU per US$, end period, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official exchange rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +81.4% | 294.77 LCU per US$, end period | 534.6 LCU per US$, end period |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 248.87 LCU per US$, end period | 245 LCU per US$, end period | 277.92 LCU per US$, end period | 10 |
| 1970s | 236.9 LCU per US$, end period | 201 LCU per US$, end period | 276.02 LCU per US$, end period | 10 |
| 1980s | 330.66 LCU per US$, end period | 225.8 LCU per US$, end period | 479.6 LCU per US$, end period | 10 |
| 1990s | 444.78 LCU per US$, end period | 256.45 LCU per US$, end period | 652.95 LCU per US$, end period | 10 |
| 2000s | 550.21 LCU per US$, end period | 445.59 LCU per US$, end period | 744.31 LCU per US$, end period | 10 |
| 2010s | 498.94 LCU per US$, end period | 490.91 LCU per US$, end period | 506.96 LCU per US$, end period | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 8 Burundi 1,000 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 910.65 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 10 Rwanda 604.14 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Benin 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Cameroon 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Central African Republic 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Chad 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Congo 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Cote d'Ivoire 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Equatorial Guinea 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Gabon 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Mali 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 11 Senegal 506.96 LCU per US$, end period compare
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Togo?
- Official exchange rate in Togo was 506.96 LCU per US$, end period in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 744.31 LCU per US$, end period in 2001.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 201 LCU per US$, end period in 1979.
- How does Togo rank for official exchange rate?
- Togo ranks 11th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, end period). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This series shows the end period value of local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar.