Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita was -10,010 current LCU per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is -10,010 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 101.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at -4,981 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -11,217 current LCU per person, in 2014.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -5,623 current LCU per person | — |
| 2009 | -5,925 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | -7,253 current LCU per person | +22.4% |
| 2011 | -9,002 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 2012 | -10,450 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 2013 | -8,771 current LCU per person | -16.1% |
| 2014 | -11,217 current LCU per person | +27.9% |
| 2015 | -8,863 current LCU per person | -21.0% |
| 2016 | -7,495 current LCU per person | -15.4% |
| 2017 | -7,972 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | -8,923 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2019 | -9,456 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2020 | -7,344 current LCU per person | -22.3% |
| 2021 | -8,602 current LCU per person | +17.1% |
| 2022 | -9,732 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 2023 | -8,385 current LCU per person | -13.8% |
| 2024 | -4,981 current LCU per person | -40.6% |
| 2025 | -10,010 current LCU per person | +101.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5,774 current LCU per person | -5,925 current LCU per person | -5,623 current LCU per person | 2 |
| 2010s | -8,940 current LCU per person | -11,217 current LCU per person | -7,253 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -8,176 current LCU per person | -10,010 current LCU per person | -4,981 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 172 Tonga -2,914 current LCU per person compare
- 173 Lesotho -6,466 current LCU per person compare
- 174 Republic of Moldova -7,453 current LCU per person compare
- 176 Afghanistan -10,452 current LCU per person compare
- 177 Ukraine -13,138 current LCU per person compare
- 178 Kyrgyzstan -14,934 current LCU 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 11,750 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -12.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0298 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 121.67 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 50.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was -10,010 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was -4,981 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -11,217 current LCU per person in 2014.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) 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 savings (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
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- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross domestic savings (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.