Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff was 74.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 74.7% for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 75.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2005.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.3% | — |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +71.6% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 40.6% | 72.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 59.3% | 75.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 75.1% compare
- 49 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 75.0% compare
- 50 Togo 74.9% compare
- 52 Serbia 74.7% compare
- 53 Costa Rica 74.0% compare
- 54 French Polynesia 73.9% 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 24.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1289 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 526.54 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0039 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15.81 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 288.15 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 17.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sao Tome and Principe was 74.7% in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2005.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%).