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Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
188th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.4674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1977
All-time low
0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Years of data
45
1974–2024

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 1974–2024

00.10.20.30.40.51974199920241974: 0.3 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1975: 0.118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1976: 0.158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1977: 0.467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1978: 0.417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.4674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1974 0.2999 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1975 0.1175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -60.8%
1976 0.1582 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +34.6%
1977 0.4674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +195.5%
1978 0.4169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.8%
1979 0.4043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.0%
1980 0.2079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -48.6%
1981 0.0862 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -58.5%
1982 0.1095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +27.0%
1983 0.1149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.0%
1984 0.1563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.9%
1985 0.0854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -45.3%
1986 0.0853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
1987 0.0562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -34.1%
1988 0.0961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +70.8%
1989 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -48.1%
1990 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -29.1%
1997 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +63.0%
1998 0.0656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.7%
1999 0.0505 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.1%
2000 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -30.0%
2001 0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.5%
2002 0.0725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +67.7%
2003 0.0643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.3%
2004 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.2%
2005 0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.8%
2006 0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.5%
2007 0.0457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.5%
2008 0.0417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.8%
2009 0.0459 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.1%
2010 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +25.4%
2011 0.0483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.0%
2012 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +36.4%
2013 0.0483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.8%
2014 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +21.7%
2015 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.0%
2016 0.0467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.4%
2017 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.7%
2018 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.7%
2019 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.8%
2020 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.1%
2021 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +34.1%
2022 0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2023 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.4%
2024 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 6
1980s 0.1048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4
2000s 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 185 Afghanistan 0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 186 Ethiopia 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 187 Nepal 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 189 Cayman Islands 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 190 French Polynesia 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 191 Haiti 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe?
Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.4674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
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BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
244 places, 9,573 data points, 1960–2025
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Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.