Taxes less subsidies on products in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Taxes less subsidies on products was 1.42 billion current LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.42 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 158.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.42 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 261.64 million current LCU, in 2008.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 261.64 million current LCU | — |
| 2009 | 312.01 million current LCU | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 522.40 million current LCU | +67.4% |
| 2011 | 495.76 million current LCU | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 387.88 million current LCU | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 460.00 million current LCU | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 490.36 million current LCU | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 550.11 million current LCU | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 571.39 million current LCU | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 631.71 million current LCU | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 740.35 million current LCU | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 732.89 million current LCU | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 898.16 million current LCU | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 884.47 million current LCU | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 872.74 million current LCU | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.18 billion current LCU | +35.0% |
| 2024 | 1.29 billion current LCU | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 1.42 billion current LCU | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 286.83 million current LCU | 261.64 million current LCU | 312.01 million current LCU | 2 |
| 2010s | 558.29 million current LCU | 387.88 million current LCU | 740.35 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 billion current LCU | 872.74 million current LCU | 1.42 billion current LCU | 6 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 18.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 21.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 89,480 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 8.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4375 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,787 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 24.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Taxes less subsidies on products in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.42 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 261.64 million current LCU in 2008.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for taxes less subsidies on products?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products are taxes payable per unit of a good or service. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.