Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: GDP per capita

Congo
6,223 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
6,319 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Congo rank
143rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
142nd

GDP per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6,319 international-$ in 2021 prices against 6,223 international-$ in 2021 prices in Congo, a difference of 96 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 3,611 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,798 international-$ in 2021 prices 812.67 international-$ in 2021 prices Congo
1980s 3,889 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,441 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,448 international-$ in 2021 prices Congo
1990s 2,632 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,866 international-$ in 2021 prices 766.15 international-$ in 2021 prices Congo
2000s 3,840 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,794 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,047 international-$ in 2021 prices Congo
2010s 6,420 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,702 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,718 international-$ in 2021 prices Congo
2020s 6,262 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,318 international-$ in 2021 prices 56.47 international-$ in 2021 prices Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 6,319 international-$ in 2021 prices against 6,223 international-$ in 2021 prices in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
96 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gdp per capita?
Congo ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.