ower middle-income Central African island economy; falling cocoa production due to drought and mismanagement; joint oil venture with Nigeria; government owns 90% of land; high debt, partly from fuel subsidies; tourism gutted by COVID-19
$904.057 million (2021 est.)
$887.393 million (2020 est.)
$861.341 million (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
comparison ranking
1.88% (2021 est.)
3.02% (2020 est.)
2.21% (2019 est.)
comparison ranking
$4,100 (2021 est.)
$4,100 (2020 est.)
$4,000 (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
comparison ranking
$0 (2018 est.)
7.86% (2018 est.)
5.7% (2017 est.)
comparison ranking
agriculture: 11.8% (2017 est.)
industry: 14.8% (2017 est.)
services: 73.4% (2017 est.)
household consumption: 81.4% (2017 est.)
government consumption: 17.6% (2017 est.)
investment in fixed capital: 33.4% (2017 est.)
investment in inventories: 0% (2017 est.)
exports of goods and services: 7.9% (2017 est.)
imports of goods and services: -40.4% (2017 est.)
plantains, oil palm fruit, coconuts, taro, bananas, fruit, cocoa, yams, cassava, maize
light construction, textiles, soap, beer, fish processing, timber
1.44% (2021 est.)
comparison ranking
71,400 (2021 est.)
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agriculture: 26.1%
industry: 21.4%
services: 52.5% (2014 est.)
15.91% (2021 est.)
15.75% (2020 est.)
14.14% (2019 est.)
comparison ranking
total: 22.9%
male: 18% NA
female: 34.3% (2021 est.) NA
comparison ranking
66.7% (2017 est.)
40.7 (2017 est.)
comparison ranking
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
revenues: $95 million (2019 est.)
expenditures: $102 million (2019 est.)
-2.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
comparison ranking
88.4% of GDP (2017 est.)
93.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
comparison ranking
26.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
comparison ranking
calendar year
-$95.248 million (2021 est.)
-$59.595 million (2020 est.)
-$90.026 million (2019 est.)
comparison ranking
$75.256 million (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$49.337 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$72.594 million (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
comparison ranking
Singapore 30%, Switzerland 24%, France 11%, Poland 7%, Belgium 7%, United States 5% (2019)
gas turbines, cocoa beans, aircraft parts, iron products, chocolate (2019)
$201.145 million (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$160.097 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$189.63 million (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
comparison ranking
Portugal 41%, Angola 17%, China 8% (2019 )
refined petroleum, cars, rice, flavored water, postage stamps (2019)
$75.288 million (31 December 2020 est.)
$47.148 million (31 December 2019 est.)
$43.684 million (31 December 2018 est.)
comparison ranking
$292.9 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$308.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)
comparison ranking
dobras (STD) per US dollar -
21.507 (2020 est.)
21.885 (2019 est.)
20.751 (2018 est.)
21.741 (2017 est.)
22.149 (2016 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Sao Tome and Principe on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sao Tome and Principe 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sao Tome and Principe 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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