WTO Secretariat report on trade policies & practices of Togo
04 Jul '06
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Togo maintains import prohibitions for health reasons. There is a WAEMU subregional initiative aimed at improving the quality of products, especially those intended for export.
Services' share of GDP has not increased much since the first review of Togo's trade policy.
Nevertheless, the figure for commercially traded services in the GDP rose from 28 per cent in 1998 to 29.9 per cent in 2005.
This increase is chiefly attributable to the development of maritime transport and related commercial activities inasmuch as Togo plays an important role in the transit of goods going to landlocked countries, Burkina Faso in particular.
Togo's economy chiefly depends on agriculture (including livestock and fisheries), which accounted for almost 38.2 per cent of nominal GDP in 2005.
It is the major source of income and employment for 63 per cent of the population and provides a large proportion of the earnings from exports of goods.
Farmers form the majority of the poor population and rural development is therefore one of the pivotal components of the PRSP.
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