Togo’s manufacturing value added fell to 11.4% of GDP in 2024.

Higher is better. A higher share is better because more of the economy is then turning raw materials into goods, which tends to lift productivity and create steadier jobs. The latest figure is 11.4% of GDP for 2024, down from 11.8% of GDP a year earlier, a fall of 0.42 percentage points. It is the lowest reading since 2015. The highest in that span was 14.9% of GDP in 2015, so the share has drifted down over the period.

Why it matters. A smaller manufacturing share means less national income comes from factory work, which usually pays more regularly than casual trade or small-scale farming. Firms that process goods have a smaller part of the economy to sell into and to draw suppliers from. For the state, a thinner manufacturing base gives it fewer formal firms to tax. The next reading shows whether the share recovers above 11.4% of GDP.