(Togo First) - Last year, Togo imported 159,702 bottles of champagne (of 75 cl) for more than €3.1 million.
In West Africa, the country was the third-largest importer of champagne over the period reviewed. First was Nigeria with 569,440 bottles imported (€18,153,942) and Côte d’Ivoire with 348,955 bottles (€5,935,560).
Behind Togo were Ghana, which imported 102,070 bottles (€2,808,685), Benin (83,599 bottles for €656,944), Burkina Faso (59,355 bottles for €1,285,067), and Senegal (€52,364 bottles for €975,817).
Across the continent, South Africa is the largest consumer with over a million bottles purchased in 2019 - up by 1.6% compared to the previous year.
The figures, reported by the Ecofin Agency, were published by the Comité Champagne which is a trade organization that manages the common interests of ‘vignerons’ and champagne houses.
Let it be noted that overall, African nations imported more than 3 million bottles of champagne last year. These cost around €89.85 million.
Ayi Renaud Dossavi
Top champagne importers in Africa
Ranking |
Country |
Number of bottles (75 cl) |
Cost in Euros |
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1 |
South Africa |
1,078,754 |
25,482,053 |
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2 |
Nigeria |
569,440 |
18,153,942 |
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3 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
348,955 |
5,935,560 |
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4 |
DRC |
220,352 |
5,973,033 |
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5 |
Morocco |
212,410 |
4,664,320 |
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6 |
Cameroon |
170,297 |
4,357,654 |
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7 |
Togo |
159,702 |
3,110,900 |
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8 |
Congo |
148,774 |
3,031,279 |
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9 |
Gabon |
147,426 |
2,578,357 |
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10 |
Mauritius |
111,340 |
1,798172 |
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11 |
Ghana |
102,070 |
2,808,685 |
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12 |
Benin |
83,599 |
656,944 |
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13 |
Ethiopia |
72,360 |
2,137,836 |
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14 |
Angola |
66,492 |
503,468 |
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15 |
Burkina Faso |
59,355 |
1,285,067 |
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16 |
Equatorial Guinea |
54,736 |
1,354,477 |
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17 |
Senegal |
52,364 |
975,817 |
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18 |
Seychelles |
40,350 |
870,948 |
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19 |
Kenya |
37,455 |
749,855 |
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20 |
Mali |
25,680 |
496,876 |
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21 |
Algeria |
24,786 |
372,364 |
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22 |
Rwanda |
22,243 |
467,876 |
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23 |
Tunisia |
22,010 |
448,600 |
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24 |
Tanzania |
19,050 |
476,852 |
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25 |
Madagascar |
12,885 |
180,054 |
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26 |
Egypt |
11,942 |
351,212 |
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27 |
Guinea |
8,808 |
196,960 |
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28 |
Central African Republic |
6,658 |
125,324 |
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29 |
Niger |
6,041 |
117,589 |
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30 |
Djibouti |
2,514 |
43,513 |
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31 |
Mauritania |
1,926 |
39,741 |
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32 |
Cape Verde |
1,896 |
44,901 |
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33 |
Chad |
1,008 |
18,644 |
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34 |
Zambia |
738 |
11,933 |
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35 |
Comores |
660 |
17,581 |
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36 |
Sierra Leone |
576 |
13,396 |
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37 |
Uganda |
456 |
5,794 |
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