GDP growth in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: GDP growth was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of down 30.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 23.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, -10.3%, in 1981.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 175th out of 215 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.
GDP growth in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.4% | — |
| 1972 | 2.3% | -57.4% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -30.5% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +257.0% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -69.5% |
| 1977 | 23.4% | +1328.5% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -87.6% |
| 1979 | 16.3% | +464.1% |
| 1980 | -1.1% | -106.6% |
| 1981 | -10.3% | +853.8% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | -130.0% |
| 1983 | -3.9% | -225.3% |
| 1984 | -6.0% | +55.7% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | -254.2% |
| 1986 | -5.8% | -162.7% |
| 1987 | -2.9% | -49.8% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -168.2% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +56.9% |
| 1990 | -2.2% | -168.7% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -155.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -41.7% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +57.1% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -33.6% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +150.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -82.1% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +583.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +146.8% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -57.3% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +87.0% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +34.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -58.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +71.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -47.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -56.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +47.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +74.0% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -68.6% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +236.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -54.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -91.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +120.7% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +297.3% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 1.6% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.3% | -10.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 0.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 6 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 23.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 789.53 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -81.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -72.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 10,799 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gdp growth in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.3% in 1981.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gdp growth?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.