Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate was 13.56 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate in Sao Tome and Principe, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 13.56 % change on previous year for services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 37.7% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 25.61 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5108 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | 7 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 21.49 % change on previous year | +207.2% |
| 2012 | 12.54 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 13.08 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 12.19 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 20.88 % change on previous year | +152.0% |
| 2017 | 10.48 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 2018 | 15.03 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 2019 | 16.04 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5108 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 2021 | 7.63 % change on previous year | +1394.4% |
| 2022 | 20.8 % change on previous year | +172.5% |
| 2023 | 25.61 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 2024 | 21.77 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2025 | 13.56 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.72 % change on previous year | 12.72 % change on previous year | 12.72 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.7 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | 21.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.98 % change on previous year | 0.5108 % change on previous year | 25.61 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 31 Bhutan 14.96 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Lesotho 13.74 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Lebanon 13.71 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Palau 13.55 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Belarus 13.37 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Gabon 13.17 % change on previous year 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 (constant LCU), per capita 288.15 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 17.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 91.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 11.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.4833 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1,974 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.8349 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in Sao Tome and Principe was 13.56 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 25.61 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5108 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. 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 (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Services, value added (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Services, value added (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.