Economy

Sao Tome and Principe

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GDP per capita19702024
4701.23K1.98K2.74K3.49K19702024
Source: World Bank WDI
Private credit (% of GDP)20012020
4.361321.630.338.920012020
Source: WB GFDD
IndicatorValue
GDP (nominal)822,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)1,470,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth1.1 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita3,490 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)14.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment9.13 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & servicesNo authoritative open source found
Imports of goods & servicesNo authoritative open source found
Agriculture (% GDP)12.5 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)2.83 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)80.3 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industrieslight construction, textiles, soap, beer, fish processing, timberCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural productsplantains, oil palm fruit, taro, bananas, fruits, cocoa beans, yams, coconuts, cassava, vegetables (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commoditiescrude petroleum, cocoa beans, vehicle parts/accessories, palm oil, aircraft parts (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partnersPakistan 54%, Germany 11%, Netherlands 7%, France 5%, UAE 3% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partnersPortugal 35%, Angola 13%, Gabon 11%, Japan 8%, China 6% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index40.7 indexWorld Bank WDI [2017]
GDP per capita (1913)No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodityNo authoritative open source found
Wealth share of top 10%0.631 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%0.289 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)1–40.7 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2017] 40.7 index
Top export partnersPakistan (20.5%) / Netherlands (17.3%) / France (14.0%) / Poland (13.5%) / Germany (10.0%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partnersPortugal (44.5%) / China (14.4%) / Angola (14.0%) / Japan (7.2%) / Türkiye (3.2%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products
  • Fruit Primary
  • Plantains and cooking bananas
  • Oil palm fruit
  • Roots and Tubers, Total
  • Taro
FAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)27.4 %WB GFDD [2020]
Private credit (% of GDP)19.8 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownershipNo authoritative open source found
Mobile-money accountNo authoritative open source found
Borrowed from a bankNo authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)No authoritative open source found

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage23/33
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
  • World Inequality Database
    world_inequality_database
    Edition: 2026
  • CEPII BACI
    cepii_baci_trade
    Edition: 2026
  • FAOSTAT
    faostat
    Edition: 2026
  • WB GFDD
    world_bank_gfdd
    Edition: 2022
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About this data

Sao Tome and Principe's economy on Databook compiles 23 indicators from 6 open datasets including World Bank WDI, CIA World Factbook, World Inequality Database. Key figures include gdp (nominal) (822,000,000 US$), gdp (ppp) (1,470,000,000 US$). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.