Benin vs Togo

Benin vs Togo: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Benin in 2025 and 6.2% a year in Togo in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Togo.

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% a year · IMF

Benin vs Togo: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Benin in 2025 and 6.2% a year in Togo in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Togo.
BeninTogoIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Togo.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 6.7% a year and Togo at 5.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBeninTogo
20258.16.3
20247.56.3
20236.46.2
20226.36.3
20217.25.1
20203.82.2
20197.14.9
20186.64.8
20175.64
20163.35.7
20151.85.5
20146.45.6
20137.25.8
20124.86.3
201135.8
20102.15.9
20092.35.5
20084.94
200761.2
20063.92.7
20051.7-4.7
20044.4-1
20033.46.7
20024.63.8
20015.30.8
20005.9-1
19994.42.5
19984-2.3
19975.73.8
19964.3-3.9
1995619.7
1994213.9
19935.8-16.3
19923-3.2
19914.2-0.6
199095.9
1989-2.84.1
19883.410.1
1987-2.1-2.5
19862.73.3
19854.33.7
19840.45.9
1983-2-5.2
19821.7-3.7
19811.9-3.4
19809.3-2.3
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBeninTogo
202675
20276.85.3
20286.85.5
20296.75.5
20306.75.5
20316.75.5

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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