Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita (capita LCU) was 11,978 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 11,978 constant LCU per person for services, value added (constant lcu), per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (constant lcu), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 13,362 constant LCU per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,127 constant LCU per person, in 2010.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10,874 constant LCU per person | — |
| 2009 | 10,318 constant LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 10,127 constant LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 10,565 constant LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 10,829 constant LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 11,357 constant LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 12,041 constant LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 12,044 constant LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,773 constant LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 12,798 constant LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12,872 constant LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 13,362 constant LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 12,933 constant LCU per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 13,087 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 12,906 constant LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 12,282 constant LCU per person | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 12,032 constant LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 11,978 constant LCU per person | -0.5% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 11,978 constant LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62,034 constant LCU per person, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 11,978 constant LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 153,421 constant LCU per person, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,596 constant LCU per person | 10,318 constant LCU per person | 10,874 constant LCU per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 11,877 constant LCU per person | 10,127 constant LCU per person | 13,362 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,536 constant LCU per person | 11,978 constant LCU per person | 13,087 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 148 Lithuania 12,538 constant LCU per person compare
- 149 Georgia 12,403 constant LCU per person compare
- 150 Slovakia 12,191 constant LCU per person compare
- 152 Mozambique 11,672 constant LCU per person compare
- 153 Latvia 11,613 constant LCU per person compare
- 154 Palau 11,508 constant LCU 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)
- 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 services, value added (constant lcu), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Services, value added (constant lcu), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 11,978 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 13,362 constant LCU per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest services, value added (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,127 constant LCU per person in 2010.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for services, value added (constant lcu), per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Services, value added (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.