Digital Services Trade: Infrastructure in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Digital Services Trade: Infrastructure was 0 Index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Infrastructure and in Sao Tome and Principe, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, digital services trade restrictiveness index — infrastructure and in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0 Index. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital services trade restrictiveness index — infrastructure and in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.119 Index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 Index, in 2016.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 90th out of 109 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Digital Services Trade: Infrastructure in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.119 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.119 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 Index | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 Index | — |
| 2018 | 0 Index | — |
| 2019 | 0 Index | — |
| 2020 | 0 Index | — |
| 2021 | 0 Index | — |
| 2022 | 0 Index | — |
| 2023 | 0 Index | — |
| 2024 | 0 Index | — |
| 2025 | 0 Index | — |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0 Index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.119 Index. (30 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0 Index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.119 Index. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0397 Index | 0 Index | 0.119 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 Index | 0 Index | 0 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 90 Australia 0 Index
- 90 Costa Rica 0 Index
- 90 Finland 0 Index
- 90 France 0 Index
- 90 Italy 0 Index
- 90 Japan 0 Index
- 90 Luxembourg 0 Index
- 90 Norway 0 Index
- 90 Switzerland 0 Index
- 90 Dominican Republic 0 Index
- 90 Ecuador 0 Index
- 90 El Salvador 0 Index
- 90 Malaysia 0 Index
- 90 Panama 0 Index
- 90 Philippines 0 Index
- 90 Portugal 0 Index compare
- 90 Morocco 0 Index
- 90 Mexico 0 Index compare
- 90 Vanuatu 0 Index compare
More economy & growth data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 29.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 85.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 21.78 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital services trade restrictiveness index — infrastructure and in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Digital services trade restrictiveness index — infrastructure and in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest digital services trade restrictiveness index — infrastructure and recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.119 Index in 2014.
- What is the lowest digital services trade restrictiveness index — infrastructure and recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Index in 2016.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for digital services trade restrictiveness index — infrastructure and?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th out of 109 countries with data for 2025.
- Is digital services trade restrictiveness index — infrastructure and rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Infrastructure and connectivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD Digital STRI identifies, catalogues and quantifies barriers that affect trade in digitally enabled services across 129 countries. It provides policy makers with an evidence-based tool that helps to identify regulatory bottlenecks, design policies that foster more competitive and diversified markets for digital trade, and analyze the impact of policy reforms. The OECD Digital STRI captures cross-cutting impediments that affect all types of services traded digitally. As a stand-alone instrument, it complements the OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI). A zip file containing the OECD Digital STRI indices for all countries available over 2014-2025 can be downloaded here: OECD Digital STRI 2014-2025