IMF Staff Country Reports

Togo: 2016 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Togo

Publication Date:

May 17, 2017

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights the healthy rate of expansion in the economy of Togo in recent years. Growth was 5.2 percent in 2014–16. Inflation was well contained, explained by the lower food, energy, and transportation prices. Togo’s poverty rate declined from 61.7 percent in 2006 to 55.1 percent in 2015, though it remains geographically concentrated. Economic growth is expected to increase gradually in the medium term as the fiscal stance is put on a sustainable path. Growth is expected to pick up from 5 percent in 2016 to 5.6 by 2021, with the economy reaping the benefits of an improved transportation network and productivity gains in the agricultural sector.

Series:

Country Report No. 2017/127

Subject:

Expenditure External debt Fiscal policy Fiscal stance Government debt management Public debt Public financial management (PFM) Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP)