Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.0009 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 97th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0009 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0009 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 94 Latvia 0.0009 units per square kilometre compare
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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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.