Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.0005 million USD per person.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0008 million USD per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1973.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -22.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +32.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +118.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -45.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +45.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +39.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +36.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +64.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -26.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +52.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -42.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +8.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 million USD per person, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0005 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 million USD per person, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +118.5% | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 145 Nicaragua 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 146 Palestine 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 147 Iraq 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 149 Ghana 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 150 Kyrgyzstan 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 0.0005 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 27.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1973.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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.