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São Tomé and Príncipe

ST · STP · #170 · 6 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$11,992
GDP (2031)
$1.8B
GDP growth (2031)
3.2% ↓
Inflation (2031)
5.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
9.1% ↑
Population (2031)
270.0K
Population growth (2031)
1.9% ↓
Gini index (2017)
40.7
Government debt (2031)
38.3% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-5.7% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
-$16.7M
Life expectancy (2024)
69.9 yrs
Health spending (2023)
5.8% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
59.1%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
62.4/100
Trade openness (2025)
46.6% of GDP
Exchange rate (2024)
22.64/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$58.8M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
38.3% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-5.7% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
-$16.7M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2017)
0.41
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2020)
2.19/1k
Services sector (2025)
81.4% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
30.7
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
13.0
ICT service exports (2024)
0.6%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $1.8B $11,992 3.2% 5.0% - 270.0K - 38.3% -5.7% - - - - -
2030 * $1.7B $11,272 3.3% 5.0% - 265.0K - 40.3% -5.6% - - - - -
2029 * $1.5B $10,524 3.3% 5.0% - 260.0K - 43.2% -5.3% - - - - -
2028 * $1.4B $9,851 3.3% 5.9% - 255.0K - 45.3% -4.5% - - - - -
2027 * $1.3B $9,209 3.9% 7.9% - 250.0K - 47.4% -5.1% - - - - -
2026 * $1.2B $8,431 3.4% 9.6% - 245.0K - 50.4% -4.7% - - - - -
2025 $981.0M $6,388 2.1% 0.9% 9.1% 240.0K - 55.7% -6.3% - - - - -
2024 $828.0M $6,274 1.1% 14.4% 9.1% 236.0K - 65.2% -2.2% -$16.7M 69.9 - 59.1% 22.64
2023 $696.0M $6,155 0.4% 21.1% 9.0% 231.0K - 73.2% -12.3% -$25.8M 69.7 5.8% 58.7% 22.66
2022 $546.0M $6,033 0.2% 18.1% 9.0% 226.0K - 86.8% -14.5% $55.6M 69.2 5.8% 58.6% 23.29
2021 $529.0M $5,733 1.9% 8.1% 9.6% 222.0K - 85.1% -13.1% $59.0M 68.0 7.9% 55.0% 20.71
2020 $476.0M $5,145 2.6% 9.8% 9.7% 217.0K - 91.0% -11.2% $47.1M 68.0 7.3% 51.6% 21.51
2019 $416.0M $4,655 2.0% 7.7% 8.8% 213.0K - 98.6% -12.8% $24.2M 68.0 5.5% 44.3% 21.88
2018 $387.0M $3,941 4.4% 7.9% 8.7% 210.0K - 95.9% -12.9% $23.7M 67.6 5.9% 38.0% 20.75
2017 $325.0M $3,436 4.1% 5.7% 13.5% 207.0K 40.7 92.3% -13.8% $34.2M 67.1 7.5% 32.6% 21.74
2016 $294.0M $3,320 5.2% 5.4% 13.4% 204.0K - 104.6% -6.4% $23.3M 66.6 7.6% 28.0% 22.15
2015 $262.0M $3,172 1.5% 6.1% 13.4% 200.0K - 101.1% -13.5% $27.9M 66.0 6.5% 25.8% 22.09
2014 $295.0M $3,233 4.9% 7.0% 13.5% 197.0K - 92.5% -25.2% $26.5M 65.5 7.9% 24.4% 18.47
2013 $269.0M $2,946 5.1% 8.1% 13.5% 193.0K - 76.8% -16.4% $12.2M 64.9 8.9% 23.0% 18.45
2012 $231.0M $2,695 2.9% 10.6% 13.6% 189.0K - 59.6% -23.9% $22.5M 64.5 7.1% 21.6% 19.07
2011 $228.0M $2,914 2.0% 14.3% 14.1% 186.0K - 86.0% -28.6% $32.2M 64.1 5.7% 20.2% 17.62
2010 $191.0M $2,859 1.4% 13.3% 14.6% 182.0K 30.8 83.0% -23.6% $50.6M 63.9 5.8% 18.8% 18.50
2009 $201.0M $2,846 3.3% 17.0% 15.1% 178.0K - 70.3% -24.2% $15.5M 63.7 5.8% 16.4% 16.21
2008 $188.0M $2,802 8.2% 32.0% 15.7% 174.0K - 60.7% -17.6% $79.1M 63.5 6.0% 15.5% 14.70
2007 $145.0M $2,650 3.3% 18.6% 15.9% 170.0K - 110.1% 84.8% $36.0M 63.3 7.0% 14.6% 13.54
2006 $133.0M $2,551 9.1% 23.1% 16.6% 166.0K - 283.2% -33.9% $38.0M 63.0 7.1% 14.2% 12.45
2005 $125.0M $2,329 7.1% 17.2% 16.5% 162.0K - 334.2% -20.9% $15.7M 62.4 10.4% 13.8% 10.56
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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