GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita was 6,632 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 6,632 constant 2021 international $ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 7,242 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,124 constant 2021 international $ per person, in 2008.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 120th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4,124 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 2009 | 4,241 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 4,262 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,384 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4,378 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,607 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 5,023 constant 2021 international $ per person | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 4,996 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5,487 constant 2021 international $ per person | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 5,494 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5,577 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5,629 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5,737 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 5,763 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 7,242 constant 2021 international $ per person | +25.7% |
| 2023 | 6,481 constant 2021 international $ per person | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 6,090 constant 2021 international $ per person | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 6,632 constant 2021 international $ per person | +8.9% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 6,632 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,188 constant 2021 international $ per person, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 6,632 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,869 constant 2021 international $ per person, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +25.7% | 5,763 constant 2021 international $ per person | 7,242 constant 2021 international $ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,182 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,124 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,241 constant 2021 international $ per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 4,984 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,262 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,629 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,324 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,737 constant 2021 international $ per person | 7,242 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 117 Cote d'Ivoire 6,960 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 118 Cambodia 6,909 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 119 Ghana 6,783 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 121 Honduras 6,190 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 122 Mauritania 6,185 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 123 Kenya 5,863 constant 2021 international $ 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 gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 6,632 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 7,242 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,124 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2008.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 120th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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 GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.