Income per Person (GDP per capita, PPP) in Togo: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

At MYRIAD, we examine the statistics of human lives to understand the material reality of existence. For Togo, average yearly economic output per person, adjusted for purchasing power, tells a profound story about daily survival and constraints. When we measure income per person (gdp per capita, ppp), we are looking at the concrete resources available for food, shelter, and security across generations. Every value recorded here represents a statistical fact about the lives actually lived there over three centuries.

The historical arc of this economic data moves steadily upward through successive eras. In the 1800s estimate it stood at 600 intl-$, rising slowly by small increments across the decades into the 1890s estimate of 780 intl-$ and reaching 800 intl-$ in 1900. Growth continued through the mid-century, registering 1,500 intl-$ in the 1950s and climbing to 2,600 intl-$ in the 1980s. Following a brief dip in the 1990s and 2000s, the figure advanced to 3,150 intl-$ in the 2010s before arriving at the current decade.

In the 2020s, income per person (gdp per capita, ppp) in Togo stands at 3,800 intl-$ — ranking #153 of 157 countries. For anyone navigating life here, these figures describe a landscape of limited financial latitude compared to the global average, with future projections extending toward 4,370 intl-$ in the 2030s projection and eventually reaching 11,624 intl-$ in the 2100s projection. These numbers trace the economic boundaries within which generations build their futures.

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