Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.0362 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0362 million SLC per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0379 million SLC per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.023 million SLC per person, in 1993.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0241 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0248 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0249 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0247 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0255 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0263 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0261 million SLC per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0313 million SLC per person | +20.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0314 million SLC per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0356 million SLC per person | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0344 million SLC per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0302 million SLC per person | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0305 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0288 million SLC per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0266 million SLC per person | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0284 million SLC per person | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0262 million SLC per person | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0248 million SLC per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0246 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0248 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0236 million SLC per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0234 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0231 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.023 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0231 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0232 million SLC per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0231 million SLC per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.023 million SLC per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0236 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0235 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0238 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0237 million SLC per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0247 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.025 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0261 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0278 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.028 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0296 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0297 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0309 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0316 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.032 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0329 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0344 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0351 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.036 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0367 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0372 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0375 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0379 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0379 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0372 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0366 million SLC per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0362 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0362 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1359 million SLC per person, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0362 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3487 million SLC per person, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0275 million SLC per person | 0.0241 million SLC per person | 0.0356 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0279 million SLC per person | 0.0246 million SLC per person | 0.0344 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0232 million SLC per person | 0.023 million SLC per person | 0.0236 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0262 million SLC per person | 0.0235 million SLC per person | 0.0297 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0344 million SLC per person | 0.0309 million SLC per person | 0.0375 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0372 million SLC per person | 0.0362 million SLC per person | 0.0379 million SLC per person | 5 |
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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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.83 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -16.68 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 35.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -70.83 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0362 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0379 million SLC per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.023 million SLC per person in 1993.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.