Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3988 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
105th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3988 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0881 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0881 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0881 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0929 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.095 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0965 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.102 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1075 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1092 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1348 million USD per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1387 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1614 million USD per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1596 million USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1432 million USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1476 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1419 million USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1333 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1457 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1372 million USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1332 million USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1359 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1401 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1371 million USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1388 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1397 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1413 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1444 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1473 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1495 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.151 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1547 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1586 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1593 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1642 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1675 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1792 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.186 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1992 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2174 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2244 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2428 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2487 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2653 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.277 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2857 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2994 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.319 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3315 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3453 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3586 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3692 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3773 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.389 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3964 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3972 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1126 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0881 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1614 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1418 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1332 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1596 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1462 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1371 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1586 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1989 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1593 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2487 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3228 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2653 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3773 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3953 million USD per square kilometre | 0.389 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 102 Ecuador 0.4516 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 103 Iraq 0.4337 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4043 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 Montenegro 0.385 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 107 Chile 0.3766 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 108 Saudi Arabia 0.361 million USD per square kilometre 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 27.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0881 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.