Economy & Growth in Sao Tome and Principe 689 indicators covering economy & growth for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Current account balance as a proportion of GDP 5.0% 2024 up 114.2% 34th Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 9.7% 2024 up 6.5% 29th Other investment, Loans, Other Sectors (BPM6), Short-term 0 US dollar 2021 — 81st Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita 8.3% 2024 up 10.7% 145th Net portfolio investment 741,140 usd 2024 down 89.2% 107th Portfolio investment, net 741,140 2024 down 89.2% 99th Agriculture value added share of GDP 13.1% 2023 up 10.5% 50th Taxes as a share of cigarette price 29.9% 2022 up 19.4% 159th Total reserves in months of imports 2.58 ratio 2023 down 39.3% 120th Other investment, Other accounts receivable, Other Sectors (BPM6) 0 US dollar 2024 — 91st Value of exported goods as a share of GDP 4.9% 2014 down 51.0% 187th Total official flows (disbursement) for Aid for Trade, by recipient 24.06 2024 up 141.2% 104th Total official flows (commitments) for Aid for Trade, by recipient 24.27 2024 up 1,782.9% 102nd Annual broad money growth 6.0% 2023 down 66.3% 103rd Share of global services exports 0.0% 2022 — 161st Annual broad money growth 6.0% 2023 down 66.3% 116th Foreign aid and investments received 119.15 million millions of current united states dollars 2024 up 69.5% 126th Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a 23.6% 2022 down 35.6% 113th Government revenues as a share of GDP 23.6% 2022 down 35.6% 121st Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Other barriers 0.0659 Index 2025 unchanged 28th Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Infrastructure and 0 Index 2025 down 100.0% 90th Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Electronic transactions 0.0637 Index 2025 unchanged 6th Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Payment system 0.0552 Index 2025 unchanged 1st Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Intellectual property 0.0433 Index 2025 unchanged 4th Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index 0.2281 Index 2025 down 34.3% 46th Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic 0 2019 — 83rd Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic 0 2019 — 71st Digital STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness 0.2235 Index 2025 down 51.9% 104th Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic 0 2019 — 46th Total trade of tracked Environmentally Sound Technologies 10.24 million 2023 up 42.9% 162nd Alcohol consumption per person 4.79 liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age 2020 down 19.1% 84th Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff 74.7% 2024 up 7.3% 51st Beer as a share of total alcohol consumption 17.1% 2019 down 5.7% 164th Wine as a share of total alcohol consumption 77.4% 2019 up 8.3% 2nd Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption 5.4% 2019 down 47.6% 169th R&D Environmental Protection (central government expenditure) — Value 0 million SLC 2022 down 100.0% 63rd R&D Environmental Protection (central government expenditure) — Value 0 million USD 2022 down 100.0% 63rd R&D Environmental Protection (central government expenditure) — Value 0 million USD 2022 down 100.0% 63rd Daily cigarette consumption per smoker 6.4 2012 up 23.1% 163rd Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and 5.0% 2023 down 53.3% 77th Financial intermediary services indirectly Measured (FISIM) 531.94 million current LCU 2025 down 1.6% 45th External debt as a share of gross national income 42.8% 2024 down 37.6% 63rd External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI 42.7% 2024 down 37.6% 57th Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP 2.3% 2011 up 45.5% 93rd Debt service as a share of exports of good and services 5.0% 2023 down 53.3% 84th Financial intermediary services indirectly Measured (FISIM) 66.21 million constant LCU 2025 down 75.0% 30th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban — Value — All age 60.81 % 2019 up 61.9% 66th Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural — Value — All age 58.49 % 2019 up 182.0% 57th Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or 86.95 % 2019 up 21.9% 57th Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — All age ranges or 87.53 % 2019 up 39.0% 49th Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP 4.6% 2019 up 63.5% 5th Merchandise trade to GDP ratio 68.8% 2011 down 6.6% 33rd GDP per capita, PPP annual growth 3.0% 2011 up 734.9% 22nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct 0 Percent per annum 2022 down 100.0% 36th GDP deflator, end period 391.35 base year varies by country 2011 up 291.4% 14th R&D Environmental Protection, Recurrent (central government) 0.22 million SLC 2015 — 37th R&D Environmental Protection, Recurrent (central government) 0.01 million USD 2015 — 36th R&D Environmental Protection, Recurrent (central government) 0.01 million USD 2015 — 36th Modern contraceptive prevalence vs. GDP per capita 46.0% 2019 up 36.6% 58th Discrepancy in GDP, value added 34.57 million current US$ 2011 up 367.1% 16th ← Previous Page 11 of 12 Next →