Economy & Growth in Sao Tome and Principe 689 indicators covering economy & growth for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita 15.12 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 7.2% 118th Share of central government spending funded by taxes 34.8% 2022 up 10.0% 157th Tax revenue as share of GDP 11.5% 2023 down 39.5% 149th Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Other 0 US dollar 2024 — 129th Tax revenue as share of GDP 11.5% 2023 down 39.5% 151st Other investment, Loans, Other Sectors (BPM6) 0 US dollar 2024 — 105th Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP -389.87 million constant LCU 2025 down 519.9% 125th Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value 13.63 million SLC 2023 up 1,045.4% 135th Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 0.6 million USD 2023 up 900.0% 148th Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value 0.34 million USD 2023 up 466.7% 148th Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita 0.22 2020 unchanged 133rd Alcohol consumption vs. GDP per capita 4.79 liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age 2020 down 19.1% 84th Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP 5.5% 2011 up 51.1% 111th Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Equity and 3.11 million US dollar 2024 up 28.0% 128th 15.6.1 Countries with legislative, administrative and policy 0 No 2025 — 92nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade 289.47 Percentage of merchandise value 2020 up 61.1% 2nd Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 0.6% 2025 up 144.9% 134th Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 51.1 % 2025 up 13.6% 36th Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 0.1 million No 2025 unchanged 115th Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 0.7% 2025 down 68.3% 192nd Other investment, Other accounts receivable, Other Sectors (BPM6) 0 US dollar 2024 — 105th IMF-Adapted ND-GAIN Index 0.4223 2024 up 3.4% 137th Readiness score, IMF-Adapted Economic 0.337 2024 down 3.8% 157th Readiness score, Governance 0.4611 2024 up 8.6% 97th Readiness score, Social 0.3608 2024 up 12.0% 79th IMF-Adapted Readiness score 0.3863 2024 up 5.6% 124th Vulnerability score, GDP-Adjusted 0.0686 2024 up 2.4% 38th Vulnerability score, Ecosystems 0.527 2024 down 1.3% 41st Vulnerability score, Food 0.5319 2024 down 1.6% 64th Vulnerability score, Habitat 0.6082 2024 down 0.3% 31st Vulnerability score, Heath 0.6844 2024 down 1.8% 30th Vulnerability score, Sensitivity 0.4063 2024 down 2.8% 36th Vulnerability score 0.5418 2024 down 1.2% 28th Vulnerability score, Exposure 0.4767 2024 unchanged 64th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 211 Percentage of GDP 2019 down 18.9% 7th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 123.77 Percentage of GDP 2019 down 23.4% 102nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 3.3 Percentage of GDP 2019 down 87.6% 93rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 9 Percentage of GDP 2019 up 30.5% 116th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 0 Percentage of GDP 2019 — 91st Total official flows commitments for aid for trade, by recipient 24.27 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 1,781.4% 114th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 19.23 Percentage of GDP 2019 down 53.3% 2nd Vulnerability score, Capacity 0.6412 2024 down 2.9% 47th Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 73.82 Int$ (PPP) per person per day 2025 up 194.5% 71st Domestic material consumption per capita 2.68 tonnes 2024 down 27.8% 197th Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita -0.9% 2024 down 130.0% 174th Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 0.7% 2024 down 71.1% 192nd Other investment, Loans, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term 0 US dollar 2021 — 94th Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 1.28 2024 down 31.3% 100th Share of global merchandise exports 0.0% 2024 — 155th Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.3676 2020 up 15.6% 94th Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income) 0.3318 2020 up 18.7% 84th GDP per capita 2,164 international-$ in 1990 prices 2020 up 21.8% 123rd Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 22.1% 2024 down 65.3% 180th Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP -2.0% 2024 down 122.5% 174th Annual GDP growth 1.1% 2024 down 77.6% 157th Annual GDP growth 1.1% 2024 down 77.6% 167th Vulnerability score, Water 0.3575 2024 down 1.0% 83rd Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population 2011 up 33.8% 81st Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education 18.1% 2024 up 46.8% 31st Current account balance as a share of GDP 5.0% 2024 up 114.2% 38th ← Previous Page 10 of 12 Next →