Indicators of economy in Sao Tome and Principe

The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product. So the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2019 was at about 11.181 US Dollar per capita. The GDP in Sao Tome and Principe reached 1.947 US Dollar per capita. The gross national product has been at 1.930 US Dollar per capita. Sao Tome and Principe is currently at number 201 among the international economies and is therefore one of the less significant.

Inflation in Sao Tome and Principe was in 2018 at around 7.86%. For the the EU, the average of the same was year at 1.63%.

The Corruption Perceptions Index for the public sector counts 46 and is compared to other countries bad.


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Unemployment rates in percent 1991 - 2020

Unemployment rates Sao Tome and Principe

Economic performance 2019

 Sao Tome and Principe
Total		Sao Tome and Principe
per capita		EU
Total		EU
per capita
GDP418.64 m USD1,946.64 USD15,626.45 tn USD30,381.17 USD
Gross national product414.57 m USD1,927.73 USD16,026.52 tn USD31,158.99 USD


Development of gross domestic product in million US Dollar 2001 - 2019


GDP Sao Tome and Principe
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Im- and Exports 2019

 Sao Tome and Principe
Total		Sao Tome and Principe
per capita		EU
Total		EU
per capita
Exports98.23 m USD456.76 USD8,590.51 bn USD16,701.80 USD
Imports197.13 m USD916.64 USD8,032.20 bn USD15,616.32 USD


Development of imports and exports in million US dollars 1979 - 2019


Exports
Imports