Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 32.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.1491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1988.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 27th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +200.7% |
| 1985 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -92.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.1% |
| 1989 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +590.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +938.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +90.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.2% |
| 2005 | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +236.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0976 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +252.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0858 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0755 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0597 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +901.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +938.3% | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2022 | +901.8% | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1989 | +590.0% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2013 | +252.1% | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0976 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2010 | +236.0% | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0976 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0801 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 24 Pakistan 0.0987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 East Timor 0.0956 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 0.0931 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Georgia 0.0894 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 0.0844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Togo 0.0793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 29.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 85.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 21.78 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.