General government final consumption expenditure … capita current US in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: General government final consumption expenditure … capita current US was 420.5 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 420.5 current US$ per person for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 420.5 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 224.7 current US$ per person, in 2017.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure … capita current US in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 232.11 current US$ per person | — |
| 2009 | 338.63 current US$ per person | +45.9% |
| 2010 | 251.03 current US$ per person | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 287.14 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 256.67 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 304.53 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 323.65 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 294.29 current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 270.06 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 224.7 current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 256.41 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 259.54 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 307.58 current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 341.56 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 312.73 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 336.94 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 342.41 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 420.5 current US$ per person | +22.8% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 420.5 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 313.92 current US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 420.5 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 185.2 current US$ per person, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 285.37 current US$ per person | 232.11 current US$ per person | 338.63 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 272.8 current US$ per person | 224.7 current US$ per person | 323.65 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 343.62 current US$ per person | 307.58 current US$ per person | 420.5 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 130 Solomon Islands 506.36 current US$ per person compare
- 131 Vietnam 475 current US$ per person compare
- 132 Angola 429.22 current US$ per person compare
- 134 Lesotho 396.72 current US$ per person compare
- 135 Indonesia 381.11 current US$ per person compare
- 136 Kyrgyzstan 376.27 current US$ per person 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 general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Sao Tome and Principe?
- General government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Sao Tome and Principe was 420.5 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 420.5 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.7 current US$ per person in 2017.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.