Togo Frontier

Economy & industry overview

Togo is a small, lower-middle-income West African economy whose GDP reached approximately $9.93 billion in 2024, underpinned by agriculture (cotton, coffee, cocoa, phosphates), port services at the Port of Lomé, and a growing services sector. The Port of Lomé is one of the few deep-water ports on the West African coast and serves as a key transshipment hub for landlocked neighbours. Phosphate mining remains a significant export earner, alongside remittances and a developing mobile-financial-services ecosystem. Togo's economy has posted consistent real GDP growth of 5–6% per year through the 2020s, supported by public infrastructure investment under the government's National Development Plan (PND). The country shares a common currency and regional stock exchange (BRVM) with seven other WAEMU member states, with the CFA Franc pegged to the euro providing monetary stability.

Key sectors

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Macro

GDP nominal, USD	$9.93B
GDP growth real, annual	5.3%
Inflation annual	3.5%
Population people	9.3M
GDP per capita USD	$1,051
Market cap total listed, USD	$2.50B
Market cap / GDP	25.2%
Unemployment	1.9%
Listed companies	3
Exchange	Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) — Togo branch (BRVM)

Data year: 2024. Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026), Trading Economics, CountryEconomy.com, FocusEconomics, BRVM Official Website (brvm.org), AFX Kwayisi BRVM Market Data, African-Markets.com, Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A), Worldometer GDP Data, TheGlobalEconomy.com.

Local exchange & access

Exchange	Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) — Togo branch
Code	BRVM
Website	www.brvm.org
Currency	XOF

Local broker access

Togo-incorporated companies are listed on the regional BRVM exchange, headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. To trade BRVM-listed equities (including Togo-domiciled names such as ETI and ORGT), investors typically use a BRVM-licensed Société de Gestion et d'Intermédiation (SGI) brokerage firm. International retail investors can also access BRVM stocks via fintech platforms such as Daba Finance, which provides cross-border access. There are no Togo-specific US-listed ADRs or dedicated single-country ETFs; regional/frontier-market ETFs such as AFK or FM offer indirect broad exposure that may include WAEMU-region holdings.

Global brokers with foreign-market access

• Interactive Brokers — Direct access to 90+ markets worldwide, including many emerging exchanges.
• Saxo Bank — Multi-market access across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
• Charles Schwab (Global) — Foreign ordinary shares on select markets; US-listed ADRs and ETFs.
• Fidelity International Trading — International stock trading on a number of developed and emerging markets.

Listed for convenience only — not a recommendation. Available markets, fees and onboarding rules differ by broker and by your country of residence.

Relocation & residency

Foreign-investor access

Foreign nationals wishing to reside in Togo must apply for a long-stay visa and subsequently a residence permit through the Togolese immigration authorities (Direction Générale de la Documentation Nationale). No investment-threshold fast-track residency programme exists. Work permits are required for employed expatriates. The official language is French. Lomé, the capital, hosts a growing expat business community linked to the port and regional banking sector.