Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre was 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 35.0%
World rank
89th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
272,546 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2023

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M2008201520232008: 272.5k current LCU per square kilometre2009: 325.0k current LCU per square kilometre2010: 544.2k current LCU per square kilometre2011: 516.4k current LCU per square kilometre2012: 404.0k current LCU per square kilometre2013: 479.2k current LCU per square kilometre2014: 510.8k current LCU per square kilometre2015: 573.0k current LCU per square kilometre2016: 595.2k current LCU per square kilometre2017: 658.0k current LCU per square kilometre2018: 771.2k current LCU per square kilometre2019: 763.4k current LCU per square kilometre2020: 935.6k current LCU per square kilometre2021: 921.3k current LCU per square kilometre2022: 909.1k current LCU per square kilometre2023: 1.2M current LCU per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 35.0% on the previous year and up 156.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 272,546 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2008.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 89th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008 to 2023.
Year current LCU per square kilometre Change
2008 272,546 current LCU per square kilometre
2009 325,008 current LCU per square kilometre +19.2%
2010 544,167 current LCU per square kilometre +67.4%
2011 516,420 current LCU per square kilometre -5.1%
2012 404,042 current LCU per square kilometre -21.8%
2013 479,165 current LCU per square kilometre +18.6%
2014 510,790 current LCU per square kilometre +6.6%
2015 573,033 current LCU per square kilometre +12.2%
2016 595,200 current LCU per square kilometre +3.9%
2017 658,026 current LCU per square kilometre +10.6%
2018 771,201 current LCU per square kilometre +17.2%
2019 763,431 current LCU per square kilometre -1.0%
2020 935,584 current LCU per square kilometre +22.5%
2021 921,324 current LCU per square kilometre -1.5%
2022 909,104 current LCU per square kilometre -1.3%
2023 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre +35.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.16 million current LCU per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 million current LCU per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 298,777 current LCU per square kilometre 272,546 current LCU per square kilometre 325,008 current LCU per square kilometre 2
2010s 581,548 current LCU per square kilometre 404,042 current LCU per square kilometre 771,201 current LCU per square kilometre 10
2020s 998,360 current LCU per square kilometre 909,104 current LCU per square kilometre 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 86 Norway 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  2. 87 Vanuatu 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  3. 88 Antigua and Barbuda 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  4. 90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  5. 91 Kyrgyzstan 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  6. 92 Poland 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe?
Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 272,546 current LCU per square kilometre in 2008.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 89th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 156.2%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 7,867 data points, 1961–2023
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.