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Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe Country Report: GDP data and GDP forecasts; economic, financial and trade information; the best banks in Sao Tome and Principe; country and population overview

 
 
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Central bank

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International Reserves

US$ 64 million (Source: World Bank; Data updated: 2013)

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Gross Domestic Product - GDP

US$ 362 million (2014 estimate)

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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

447 million of International dollars (2014 estimate)

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Real GDP growth
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
5.4% 6.6% 1.6% 12.6% 2.0% 9.1% 4.0% 4.5%
2011 2012 2013 2014*        
4.9% 4.0% 4.0% 5.0%        

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GDP per capita - current prices

US$ 1,857 (2014 estimate)

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GDP per capita - PPP

$2,293 International Dollars (2014 estimate)

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GDP (PPP) - share of world total
1980 1990 2000 2010 2014*
0% N/A N/A N/A N/A

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GDP - composition by sector
  • agriculture: 13.7% 
  • industry: 19.5% 
  • services: 66.8% (2013 estimate)
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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)

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Inflation
2011 2012 2013 2014*
14.3% 10.6% 8.1% 6.6%

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Unemployment rate
2011 2012 2013 2014*
13.5% 13.9% 13.7% 13.5%

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Household saving rates

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Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014*
78.1% 73.3% 84.2% 85.3% 81.5%

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Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014*
-11.0% -12.0% -10.8% -7.5% -7.1%

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Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: N/A

Moody's rating: N/A

Moody's outlook: N/A

(Foreign Currency Government Bond Ratings; Data last updated Sept 2014)

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Market value of publicly traded shares
2009 2010 2011
N/A N/A N/A
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Largest companies in Sao Tome and Principe

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Current account balance

US$ -55 million (2014 estimate)

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Current account balance by percentage of GDP

-15.297% of GDP (2014 estimate)

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Exports as percent of GDP(Exports of goods and services)

11% (2013)

(Data released on Oct 2014)

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Shares in world total merchandising export

0% (2012)

(Data were released in March 2014)

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Shares in world total commercial services export

0% (2012)

(Data were released in 2014)

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Total exports

US$ 12.1 million (2011 estimate) 

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Export commodities

cocoa 80%, copra, coffee, palm oil

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Total imports

US$113 million (2013 estimate) 

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Import commodities

machinery and electrical equipment, food products, petroleum products

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Exports - major partners

Netherlands 33.3%, Belgium 21.8%, Spain 11%, Nigeria 5.6%, US 5.1% (2012)

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Imports - major partners

Portugal 63.1%, Gabon 5.4% (2012)

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FDI inflows
2011 2012 2013
US$32 million US$23 million US$30 million
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FDI outflows
2011 2012 2013  
US$ 0 million US$ 0 million US$ 0 million  
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Value of cross-border M&A;, by country of purchaser
2010 2011 2012 2013
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Cross-border M&A; deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2012 (Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)

N/A

(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )

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Cross-border M&A; deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2013 (Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)

N/A

(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )

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Best countries for doing business World Bank/IFC Doing Business Project

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1 - 189. A high ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.

Overall ranking: 169 out of 189 countries (2013)

Subcategories:

Starting a business: 98 out of 189 countries

Enforcing Contracts: 183 out of 189 countries

Registering Property: 165 out of 189 countries

Getting credit: 186 out of 189 countries

Protecting investors: 157 out of 189 countries

Trading across border: 102 out of 189 countries

Paying Taxes: 156 out of 189 countries

Dealing with Construction Permits: 103 out of 189 countries

Getting Electricity: 73 out of 189 countries

Resolving Insolvency: 166 out of 189 countries

(2013)

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Global competitiveness ranking(ranking by country on a basis of 144, the first is the best)

N/A

 

 

 

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Index of Economic FreedomWSJ and Heritage Foundation

Ranking: 157 Score: 48.8 (Repressed) (2014)

(100=totally free 0=totally repressed )

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Time zone

UTC 0

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Total area

964 sq km

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Capital

Sao Tome

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Currency

dobras (STD)

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Government type

republic

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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%

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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.)

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Total population
1990 2000 2010 2014* 2019**
0.111 million 0.135 million 0.164 million 0.195 million 0.214 million

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Urban population as % of total population
1960 1980 2000 2013
16.1% 33% 53% 64%
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Population median age

17.8 years (2014 est.)

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Population growth rate

1.89% (2014 est.)

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Life expectancy

64.22 years (2014 est.)

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Adult literacy

69.5% (2008 estimate)

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% of population living on less than $2 a day

73.1% (2010)

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Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

33.9 (2010)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)

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Freedom House rating

Political Rights: 2
Civil Liberties: 2 (2014)

(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free)

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Total telephone subscribers as % of population

Fixed  3.6%   Mobile  64.9% (2013)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)

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Internet users as % of total population

23.00% (2013)

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Cost of living - Mercer index(ranking by city on a basis of 214; the 1st is the most expensive and the 214th is the least expensive)

N/A

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CO2 emissions(Metric tons of CO2 per capita)

0.6 (2010)

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