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Sao Tome and Principe GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Sao Tome and Principe real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Sao Tome and Principe economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Sao Tome and Principe best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 0.07 billion (2015)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 0.4 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 0.7 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 9.1% | 0.6% | 8.1% | 4% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| 4% | 4.5% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
*Estimate
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| 0.0% | 0.0% | N/A | 0.0% | 0.001% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 22.4%
- industry: 10.3%
- services: 67.4%
(2016 estimate)
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 8.1% | 7.0% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.0% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 71.4% | 68.9% | 82.3% | 90.8% | 96.5% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 1.9% | -5.5% | -6.3% | -2.1% | -3.8% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-13.3% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
N/A
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.0% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.001% (2015)
Export commodities
Cocoa 80%, copra, coffee, palm oil (2010 estimate)
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Import commodities
Machinery and electrical equipment, food products, petroleum products
Exports - major partners
Netherlands 29.2%, Belgium 22.4%, Spain 15.5%, US 6.6%, Nigeria 5.1% (2015)
Imports - major partners
Portugal 65.2%, China 8.1%, Gabon 7.3% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 5.8 million | USD 27.1 million | USD 28.5 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 0.9 million | USD 3.9 million | USD 2.7 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 162 out of 190 countries (2017)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 35 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 181 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 161 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 185 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 183 out of 190 countries
Trading Across Borders: 122 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 127 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 121 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 119 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 158 out of 190 countries
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Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 120 / Score: 56.71 (Mostly unfree) (2016)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Languages
Portuguese 98.4% (official), Forro 36.2%, Cabo Verdian 8.5%, French 6.8%, Angolar 6.6%, English 4.9%, Lunguie 1%, other (including sign language) 2.4% (2012 est.)
Religions
Catholic 55.7%, Adventist 4.1%, Assembly of God 3.4%, New Apostolic 2.9%, Mana 2.3%, Universal Kingdom of God 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.2%, none 21.2%, unspecified 1% (2012 est.)
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
| 0.114 million | 0.139 million | 0.178 million | 0.208 million | 0.232 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 16% | 34% | 53% | 65% |
Literacy
Total population: 74.9%
Male: 81.8%
Female: 68.4% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
25.5% (2010)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
30.8 (2010)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 2
Civil Liberties: 2 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 3.45% Mobile 65.09% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)