Private Sector in Sao Tome and Principe

193 indicators covering private sector for Sao Tome and Principe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Merchandise trade 22.5% 2025 down 61.7% 194th
Food imports 31.8% 2023 up 3.9% 11th
Manufactures imports 37.1% 2023 down 9.6% 191st
Merchandise imports 183.00 million current US$ 2025 up 28.9% 202nd
Food exports 98.2% 2023 up 15.2% 3rd
Manufactures exports 1.5% 2023 down 87.5% 183rd
Merchandise exports 38.00 million current US$ 2025 up 245.5% 192nd
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 158.17 current US$ per person 2025 up 188.0% 178th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 down 8.5% 181st
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.03 % change on previous year 2025 up 187.9% 22nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 761.69 current US$ per person 2025 up 7.4% 156th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1865 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 down 65.9% 164th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.61 % change on previous year 2025 up 219.0% 18th
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 320.21 current US$ per person 2024 down 9.4% 121st
Commercial service exports 75.42 million current US$ 2024 up 8.5% 183rd
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 down 61.5% 99th
Transport services 25.2% 2024 down 25.3% 122nd
Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 338.8 current US$ per person 2024 down 13.6% 133rd
Computer, communications and other services 35.9% 2024 down 17.0% 100th
Commercial service imports 79.80 million current US$ 2024 up 3.4% 194th
Computer, communications and other services 4.1% 2024 down 78.7% 181st
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0967 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 down 63.3% 104th
Travel services 29.1% 2024 up 34.6% 53rd
Travel services 94.5% 2024 up 17.4% 4th
Transport services 1.3% 2024 up 432.7% 194th
Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate 35.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 62.1% 20th
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year 2024 down 88.8% 80th
Insurance and financial services 9.8% 2024 up 610.7% 54th
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.6% 2023 down 52.2% 135th
Merchandise imports from high-income economies 50.1% 2023 down 26.2% 134th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 15.7% 2023 up 323.8% 124th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 6.6% 2023 up 192.9% 179th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 5.4% 2023 up 4,583.3% 45th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin 2.0% 2023 up 577.2% 96th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle 0.3% 2023 down 29.5% 121st
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South 1.5% 2023 up 151.5% 128th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in 34.1% 2023 up 20.6% 11th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 145th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 181.65 million current US$ 2023 up 19.5% 204th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 34.1% 2023 up 20.6% 38th
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 0.0% 2022 down 96.5% 196th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies 96.7% 2023 up 10.0% 3rd
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 0.2% 2023 down 96.4% 200th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 0.0% 2023 down 97.8% 206th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 198th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin 0.2% 2023 down 87.2% 147th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle 0.0% 2021 down 89.0% 159th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 0.0% 2023 down 84.7% 188th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in 3.0% 2023 down 46.1% 64th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 123rd
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 16.34 million current US$ 2023 up 135.5% 201st
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 3.0% 2023 down 46.1% 165th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre 25,000 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 84.6% 149th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre 191,667 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 21.1% 108th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 70.76 current US$ per person 2023 up 97.0% 190th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 8.9% 192nd
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per 17,017 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 135.5% 156th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual -4.65 % change on previous year 2023 down 131.6% 111th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 786.79 current US$ per person 2023 down 0.0% 150th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 53.8% 131st