Low income vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross capital formation

Low income
5.3%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
21.9%
in 2025
Low income rank
9th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
11th

Gross capital formation over time

  • Low income
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-2002040200920172025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 21.9% against 5.3% in Low income, a difference of 16.6%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 4.1 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Low income ahead.

Low income ranks 9th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 40 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2010s 7.7% 3.1% 4.6% Low income
2020s 5.2% 6.2% 0.9% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Low income or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 21.9% against 5.3% in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Low income and Sao Tome and Principe?
16.6%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Sao Tome and Principe?
14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
How do Low income and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross capital formation?
Low income ranks 9th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 8,415 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.