Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita was 2,999 USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value us$ per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 2,999 USD. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$ per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2,999 USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 428.42 USD, in 1998.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 143rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 479.24 USD | — |
| 1971 | 469.92 USD | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 511.09 USD | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 676.3 USD | +32.3% |
| 1974 | 682.66 USD | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 692.96 USD | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 585.06 USD | -15.6% |
| 1977 | 538.82 USD | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 586.71 USD | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 682.98 USD | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 828.46 USD | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 811.49 USD | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 740.79 USD | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 675.16 USD | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 690.44 USD | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 724.11 USD | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 887.89 USD | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 916.01 USD | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 745.26 USD | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 727.14 USD | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 841.02 USD | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 723.78 USD | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 626.79 USD | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 811.48 USD | +29.5% |
| 1994 | 837.78 USD | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 643 USD | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 841.06 USD | +30.8% |
| 1997 | 559.89 USD | -33.4% |
| 1998 | 428.42 USD | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 464.61 USD | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 459.72 USD | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 471.95 USD | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 518.2 USD | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 610 USD | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 648.46 USD | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 762.6 USD | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 829.96 USD | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 885.7 USD | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1,081 USD | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1,054 USD | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1,084 USD | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1,254 USD | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 1,309 USD | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,582 USD | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 1,803 USD | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 1,584 USD | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 1,711 USD | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 1,824 USD | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1,977 USD | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 2,010 USD | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,213 USD | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 2,392 USD | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 2,437 USD | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2,999 USD | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 590.57 USD | 469.92 USD | 692.96 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 774.68 USD | 675.16 USD | 916.01 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 677.78 USD | 428.42 USD | 841.06 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 732.25 USD | 459.72 USD | 1,081 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,614 USD | 1,084 USD | 2,010 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,510 USD | 2,213 USD | 2,999 USD | 4 |
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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)
- 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 national income — value us$ per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gross national income — value us$ per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 2,999 USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,999 USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 428.42 USD in 1998.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gross national income — value us$ per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 143rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).