The World's Richest and Poorest Countries
Global Finance publishes the 2013 ranking of the world’s richest and poorest countries, listed by GDP (PPP) per capita.
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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Gross Domestic Product - GDP
US$ 273 million (2010 estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
405 million of International dollars (2010 estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| 3.1% | 11.6% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 6% | 9.1% |
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* | ||||
| 4% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 5.5% |
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GDP per capita - current prices
US$ 1,587 (2008 estimate)
GDP per capita - PPP
$2,359 International Dollars (2008 estimate)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015** |
| 0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0% |
**Forecast
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GDP - composition by sector
(Data released on February 2012)
- agriculture: 14.6%
- industry: 23.8%
- services: 61.7% (2011 estimate)
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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)
N/A
(Data released on March 2012)
Inflation
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* |
| 17%(2008) | 13.3% | 14.3% | 8.3% |
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Unemployment rate
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* |
| 15.5% | 15.1% | 14.7%(2009) | 14.2% |
*Estimate
Household saving rates
N/A
(Data released on December 2011)
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012* |
| 60% | 70.8% | 81.5% | 74.4% | 76.3% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011* | 2012** |
| 14.2% | -18.4% | -11% | -10.7% | -3.9% |
*Estimate **Forecast
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's rating: N/A
Moody's outlook: N/A
(Foreign Currency Government Bond Ratings; Data last updated Dec 2011 and Nov 2012)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance
US$ -96 million (2010 estimate)(After 2008)
Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-35.2% of GDP (2010 estimate)(2009)
Exports as percent of GDP(Exports of goods and services)
N/A
(Data released on April 2012)
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Shares in world total merchandising export
0%(2007)
(Data were released in 2012 and refer to 2011)
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Shares in world total commercial services export
0% (2010)(2007)
(Data were released in 2012)
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Import commodities
machinery and electrical equipment, food products, petroleum products
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Exports - major partners
Netherlands 24%, Belgium 22.5%, Egypt 19.1%, US 7.1% (2011)
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Imports - major partners
Portugal 55.3%, Malaysia 14.3%, US 5.2%, Gabon 4% (2011)
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FDI inflows
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| US$16 million | US$25 million(2009) | US$18 million(2009) |
FDI outflows
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Value of cross-border M&A;, by country of purchaser
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| N/A | N/A(2009) | N/A(2009) | N/A |
Cross-border M&A; deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2010(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A; deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2011(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)
N/A(2008 estimate)
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Best countries for doing business World Bank/IFC Doing Business Project (Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1 - 185. A high ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.)
Overall ranking: 160 out of 185 countries(2009) (2013)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 100 out of 185 countries(2009)
Enforcing Contracts: 181 out of 185 countries
Registering Property: 161 out of 185 countries
Getting credit: 180 out of 185 countries
Protecting investors: 158 out of 185 countries
Trading across border: 89 out of 185 countries
Paying Taxes: 144 out of 185 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 91 out of 185 countries
Getting Electricity: 72 out of 185 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 164 out of 185 countries
(2013)
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Global competitiveness ranking(ranking by country on a basis of 144, the first is the best)
N/A
(2012)
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Index of Economic FreedomWSJ and Heritage Foundation
Ranking: 148 Score: 50.2 (Mostly Unfree) (2009)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed )
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Religions
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
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Total population
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2012* | 2017** |
| 0.09 million | 0.12 million | 0.14 million | 0.17 million | 0.19 million |
*Estimate **Forecast
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2011 |
| 16.1% | 33.5% | 53.4% | 62.7% |
% of population living on less than $2 a day
55.94% (2011)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
50.82 (2001)
(Data were released in 2011, 0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Freedom House rating
Political Rights:2
Civil Liberties:2 (2011)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
66.6% (2010)
(sum of fixed telephone lines and mobile cellular subscribers)
Internet users as % of total population
20.16% (Data were released in 2012 and refer to 2011)
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)
0.7876 (Data were released in 2012 and refer to 2009)
