Togo recorded a total of 482,000 tourists in 2020, ranking 131st in the world in absolute terms.
That smaller countries regularly perform lower in a comparison of the absolute number of guests, is obvious. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of Togo, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.056 tourists per resident, Togo ranked 143rd in the world. In Western Africa, it ranked 4th.
In 2019, Togo generated around 264.00 million US dollars in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 3.1 percent of its the gross domestic product and approximately 5 percent of all international tourism receipts in Western Africa.
On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2019 spent about 255 US dollars. Conversely, the inhabitants of Togo spend only around 192 dollars a year when they themselves spend vacations abroad.
Development of the tourism sector in Togo from 1995 to 2020
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Togo each year. Anyone who spends at least one night in the country but does not live there for more than 12 months is considered a tourist. Insofar as the survey included the purpose of the trip, business trips and other non-tourism travel purposes have already been excluded. The number of people passing through within the same day, and e.g., crew members of ships or flights are also not considered tourists in most countries. If the same person travels in and out more than once within the same year, each visit counts again.
The red line represents the average of all 15 countries in Western Africa.
Revenues from tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 13.00 million USD, or about 0.99 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 53,000 tourists at that time and roughly 245 USD per person. Within 24 years, the country's dependence on tourism has increased drastically. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales were $264.00 million billion, 3.7 percent of gross national product. Thus, each visitor spent an average of $301 on their vacation in Togo.
Full figures for 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, are not currently available. However, national and international travel has been restricted worldwide, and some countries have even been closed off from the outside world altogether. Dramatic revenue losses are expected, with some countries experiencing losses of up to more than 80%.
All data for Togo in detail
Year
Number of tourists
Receipts
% of GNP
Receipts per tourist
2020
482,000
2019
876,000
264.00 m $
3.7 %
301 $
2018
573,000
269.00 m $
3.8 %
469 $
2017
514,000
245.00 m $
3.8 %
477 $
2016
338,000
223.00 m $
3.7 %
660 $
2015
273,000
212.00 m $
5.1 %
777 $
2014
282,000
233.00 m $
5.1 %
826 $
2013
327,000
233.00 m $
5.4 %
713 $
2012
235,000
206.00 m $
5.3 %
877 $
2011
300,000
209.00 m $
5.4 %
697 $
2010
202,000
105.00 m $
3.1 %
520 $
2009
150,000
73.00 m $
2.2 %
487 $
2008
74,000
44.00 m $
1.3 %
595 $
2007
86,000
38.00 m $
1.4 %
442 $
2006
94,000
23.00 m $
0.98 %
245 $
2005
81,000
27.00 m $
1.2 %
333 $
2004
83,000
25.00 m $
1.1 %
301 $
2003
61,000
26.00 m $
1.2 %
426 $
2002
58,000
16.00 m $
0.94 %
276 $
2001
57,000
14.00 m $
0.94 %
246 $
2000
60,000
11.00 m $
0.74 %
183 $
1999
70,000
10.00 m $
0.63 %
143 $
1998
69,000
15.00 m $
0.95 %
217 $
1997
92,000
12.00 m $
0.80 %
130 $
1996
58,000
10.00 m $
0.68 %
172 $
1995
53,000
13.00 m $
0.99 %
245 $
Our data on tourist numbers, revenues and expenditures are based on information from the World Tourism Organization. However, to ensure international comparability, the data for some years or countries were manually researched and corrected if they obviously included visitors without overnight stays. In these cases, the data were taken from the official communications of the respective national tourism authorities.
The World Tourism Organization additionally points out that in some countries, the number of tourists is only counted at airports, while in others they are also counted at border crossings or even hotels. A comprehensive and reliable indication is therefore hardly possible in any country.
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