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Sao Tome and Principe GDP and Economic Data

Country Report 2015 - 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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Central bank

N/A

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International Reserves

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

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Gross Domestic Product - GDP

US$ 400 million (2015 estimate)

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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

658 million of International dollars (2015 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* 2015*      
4.9% 4.0% 4.0% 5.0% 5.5%      

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GDP per capita - current prices

US$ 1,855 (2014 estimate)

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GDP per capita - PPP

3,138 International Dollars (2014 estimate)

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GDP (PPP) - share of world total
1980 1990 2000 2010 2014*
0.0% 0.0% N/A 0.0% 0.0%

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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)

N/A

 

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Inflation
2011 2012 2013 2014*
14.3% 10.6% 8.1% 6.7%

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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

N/A

 

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Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014*
78.1% 73.3% 83.8% 74.3% 71.6%

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Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014*
-11.5% -12.0% -10.7% 1.6% -6.3%

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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

N/A

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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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