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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Togo: Mobility & Trade

How connected is a country to the rest of the world?

Togo is placed 135th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 123.88 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 9.8 (2024).

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Mobility & Trade

135th

of 177 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics129th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Togo on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    Liner Shipping Connectivity Index

    UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    123.88

    LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)

    Higher is better

    Ranked 43rd of 177 by UNCTAD

    Togo: 123.88. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.

    World median
    60.84
    Best in Western Africa
    139.37 Ghana
    Land neighbours
    Benin 70.86 · Ghana 139.37

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Container Import Dwell Time

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    9.8

    Median days a full import container waits in port

    Lower is better

    Togo: 9.8. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.

    World median
    4.4
    Best in Western Africa
    3.2 Liberia
    Land neighbours
    Benin 7.6 · Ghana 8.2

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Logistics Performance Index

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    2.5

    LPI score (1–5)

    Higher is better

    Ranked 97th of 139 by World Bank Group

    Togo: 2.5. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.

    World median
    2.9
    Best in Western Africa
    2.9 Benin
    Land neighbours
    Benin 2.9 · Burkina Faso 2.3 · Ghana 2.5

  4. Key 4 of 4

    ICT Goods Exports

    UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    0.12

    ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)

    Higher is better

    Togo: 0.12. Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.

    World median
    0.975
    Best in Western Africa
    0.26 Côte d’Ivoire
    Land neighbours
    Benin 0.18 · Burkina Faso 0.01

03In context

Togo beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.

Western Africa
1st177thNot placed · 47 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on mobility & trade

Togo and the countries it borders

Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingLiner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in portLogistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5)ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Ghana119th139.378.22.5—
Benin123rd70.867.62.90.18
Togo135th123.889.82.50.12
Burkina Faso176th——2.30.01

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on mobility & trade

The countries immediately above and below Togo in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Togo is ahead of the world, and behind

18 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median2

Statistics on which Togo does better than the middle country measured.

  • Cost of Sending RemittancesWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 3.2252.061▲ Improved since 2016

    Togo: 2.061 · world median 3.225 · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -49.69 to 19.63; lower is better.

    Position 70th of 93 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.4564.412No earlier reading

    Togo: 4.412 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.

    Position 89th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

Behind the world median2

Statistics on which Togo does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.225▲ Improved since 2015

    Togo: 0.225 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.

    Position 58th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Freedom of Foreign MovementV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.20.802▲ Improved since 2015

    Togo: 0.802 · world median 1.2 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +2.9); higher = freer movement. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.642 to 2.727; higher is better.

    Position 110th of 176 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No better end14

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6613.56Moved since 2012

    Togo: 13.56 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23115.62Moved since 2015

    Togo: 115.62 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1782.63Moved since 2014

    Togo: 82.63 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,26954,167Moved since 2015

    Togo: 54,167 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2351.81Moved since 2014

    Togo: 1.81 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,8364,282Moved since 2015

    Togo: 4,282 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,451584,790Moved since 2015

    Togo: 584,790 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,323281,994Moved since 2015

    Togo: 281,994 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7882,006,435Moved since 2014

    Togo: 2,006,435 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.

    Position 50th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6028.038Moved since 2015

    Togo: 8.038 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.0892.964Moved since 2015

    Togo: 2.964 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-1.873Moved since 2013

    Togo: -1.873 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.182Moved since 2015

    Togo: 0.182 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.731.475Moved since 2016

    Togo: 1.475 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

No current reading for Togo

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio (last 2008), Creative Services Exports (last 2021), Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2020), Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2023), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Services Exports (last 2020), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2023), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2007), Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2020) and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2023). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Mobility & Trade among Togo’s 16 topics

Mobility & Trade is Togo’s 10th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Environment & Sustainability10th of 186
  2. Education & Knowledge94th of 198
  3. Energy79th of 165
  4. Digital & Technology101st of 198
  5. Risk & Resilience100th of 193
  6. Gender & Equality109th of 183
  7. Work & Labourjoint 112th of 182
  8. Economy & Innovation114th of 176
  9. Democracy & Civil Liberties139th of 198
  10. Mobility & Trade135th of 177
  11. Governance & Institutionsjoint 150th of 194
  12. Development & Human Capital152nd of 196
  13. Poverty & Inequality127th of 159
  14. Food & Agriculturejoint 151st of 184
  15. Health & Wellbeing167th of 200
  16. Peace & Security154th of 177

06The top of the list

Who leads on mobility & trade

The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Togo can most readily be measured against.

All 177 countries
  1. 1

    Singapore

    South-eastern Asia

    1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Macau

    Eastern Asia

    2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Hong Kong

    Eastern Asia

    3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Africa

    South Africa39th4/4 keys

  2. Highest in Western Africa

    Côte d’Ivoire98th3/4 keys

  3. This page

    Togo135th4/4 keys

Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Analysis

Charts and analysis about Togo and mobility & trade

All charts

08Questions

Togo on mobility & trade: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Togo rank on mobility & trade?

Togo is placed 135th of 177 countries on Mobility & Trade in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Container Import Dwell Time, Logistics Performance Index and ICT Goods Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index figure for Togo?

123.88 in 2025 (lSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)), according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world median in the same edition was 60.84.

What is the latest Container Import Dwell Time figure for Togo?

9.8 in 2024 (median days a full import container waits in port), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 4.4.

How does Togo compare with Ghana on mobility & trade?

Ghana is placed 119th of 177, and Togo 135th. Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: Ghana 139.37, Togo 123.88; Container Import Dwell Time: Ghana 8.2, Togo 9.8; Logistics Performance Index: Ghana 2.5, Togo 2.5.

How have Togo’s mobility & trade figures changed?

Liner Shipping Connectivity Index rose from 53.68 in 2006 to 120.58 in 2026; Logistics Performance Index rose from 2.246 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2023; ICT Goods Exports rose from 0.04 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2024.

Which mobility & trade statistics are missing for Togo?

No current reading is published for Togo on Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Creative Services Exports, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Passport strength and freedom of movement for people are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, remittance costs and student mobility are published here as context.

About mobility & trade, in full

How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 18 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Togo’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Togo: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/togo/mobility

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