What Are Togo's Main Exports?

Togo's export industry is mainly based on agricultural commodities; cash crops like cocoa, coffee and cotton form the main constituents of exports. Among industrial commodities phosphates are among the primary items of export and phosphate mining is extensively carried out in the country which has an estimated reserve of 60 million metric tons of the mineral.

Other items of export are textiles, limestone and marble; the country is also an important center for re-exporting activities with alcoholic beverages, cigarettes and perfumes being the major commodities.

Some of the export partners of Togo include neighboring countries like Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin and Mali as well as European countries like the Netherlands and France. The capital and port city of Lome situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea is the main trading center from which much of the export activities take place; the 'Grand Marche' of Lome is a well known trading spot where the specialties of the country are on display.