Manufacturing, value added in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Manufacturing, value added was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Sao Tome and Principe, 2009–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Sao Tome and Principe stood at -0.1%.
The figure is down 100.6% on the previous year and down 100.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 19.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -54.4%, in 2020.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.8% | — |
| 2010 | -14.9% | -188.6% |
| 2011 | -32.9% | +120.5% |
| 2012 | -5.9% | -82.1% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -234.6% |
| 2014 | -11.7% | -247.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -265.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -86.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | -101.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -9997.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -36.8% |
| 2020 | -54.4% | -2212.5% |
| 2021 | -3.1% | -94.3% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -85.8% |
| 2023 | -2.8% | +551.2% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -589.5% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -100.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | -2.9% | -32.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.8% | -54.4% | 13.9% | 6 |
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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)
- 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 manufacturing, value added in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Manufacturing, value added in Sao Tome and Principe was -0.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -54.4% in 2020.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.