🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe Economy - GDP, Inflation, Population & Key Indicators

🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe ST / STP #170

Nomad Score 45.0

Cities 6

Region African Union, Lusophone, Islands, Africa, Africa, Middle Africa, Least Developed Countries

Currency STN

📊 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

Pop. Growth (2031) 1.9% ↓

Gini Index (2017) 40.7

Govt 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 Subs (2024) 62.4/100

Exchange Rate (2024) 22.64/USD

Foreign Reserves (2024) $58.8M

Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

💰 GDP OVERVIEW

👤 GDP PER CAPITA (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

📉 INFLATION (CPI)

👷 UNEMPLOYMENT

ILO modeled estimate

👥 POPULATION

🏛 FISCAL & TRADE

Govt 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) 2.20/1k

Services Sector (2024) 80.3% of GDP

🏧 FINANCIAL ACCESS & COSTS

ATMs per 100k (2023) 29.7

Bank Branches per 100k (2022) 14.5

ICT Service Exports (2024) 0.6%

📋 HISTORICAL 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	$7,272	2.1%	0.9%	9.1%	240.0K	-	55.7%	-6.3%	-	-	-	-	-
2024	$828.0M	$6,242	1.1%	14.4%	9.1%	236.0K	-	65.2%	-2.2%	-$16.7M	69.9	-	59.1%	22.64
2023	$696.0M	$6,150	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	$6,034	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	$2,653	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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