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About

China-Togo Trade: In 2023, China exported $3.07B to Togo. The main products that China exported to Togo were Motorcycles and cycles ($180M), Rubber Footwear ($159M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($149M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Togo have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $1.45B in 2018 to $3.07B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Togo.

Togo-China Trade: In 2023, Togo exported $177M to China. The main products that Togo exported to China were Other Oily Seeds ($143M), Cocoa Beans ($11M), and Scrap Copper ($5.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Togo to China have increased at an annualized rate of 3.3%,  from $145M in 2018 to $177M in 2023.

In 2023, Togo did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Togo ranked 103 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 120 in total exports ($6.6B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $3.07B to Togo. The main products exported from China to Togo were Motorcycles and cycles ($180M), Rubber Footwear ($159M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($149M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Togo have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $1.45B in 2018 to $3.07B in 2023.

In 2018, Togo exported $177M to China. The main products exported from Togo to China were Other Oily Seeds ($143M), Cocoa Beans ($11M), and Scrap Copper ($5.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Togo to China have increased at an annualized rate of 3.3%, from $145M in 2023 to $177M in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Togo (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Togo (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Togo
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.65B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Togo. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Togo or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Togo included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Togo than from China.

Difference in imports from Togo (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Togo

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Togo by product, considering products traded by both, China and Togo.

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Togo in the exports of Textiles ($865M), Machines ($439M), and Transportation ($367M).

During 2018, Togo had a large net trade with China in the exports of Vegetable Products ($146M), Metals ($14.7M), and Foodstuffs ($11.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Togo+$49.8MTelephones
Top Product Potential Togo China+$9.07MScrap Copper

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Togo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Togo. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Togo indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Togo (Flag) (2023)

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