Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita was -461.5 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is -461.5 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 111.4% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at -218.32 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -603.28 current US$ per person, in 2014.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -382.65 current US$ per person | — |
| 2009 | -365.54 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | -390.48 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2011 | -507.01 current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 2012 | -543.95 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2013 | -471.68 current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2014 | -603.28 current US$ per person | +27.9% |
| 2015 | -398.43 current US$ per person | -34.0% |
| 2016 | -336.39 current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 2017 | -363.78 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2018 | -426.81 current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2019 | -428.87 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | -338.93 current US$ per person | -21.0% |
| 2021 | -412.25 current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2022 | -414.74 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | -367.29 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2024 | -218.32 current US$ per person | -40.6% |
| 2025 | -461.5 current US$ per person | +111.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -374.09 current US$ per person | -382.65 current US$ per person | -365.54 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2010s | -447.07 current US$ per person | -603.28 current US$ per person | -336.39 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -368.84 current US$ per person | -461.5 current US$ per person | -218.32 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 176 Ukraine -315.14 current US$ per person compare
- 177 Lesotho -361.45 current US$ per person compare
- 178 Republic of Moldova -429.07 current US$ per person compare
- 180 Timor-Leste -588.83 current US$ per person compare
- 181 Tonga -1,227 current US$ per person compare
- 182 French Polynesia -1,282 current US$ 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 50.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 357.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 42.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 7,745 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 21.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0478 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was -461.5 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was -218.32 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -603.28 current US$ per person in 2014.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic savings (current US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.