Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 18.44 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 18.44 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.4% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 126.74 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.48 million USD, in 1993.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -0.48 million USD | — |
| 1995 | 0.03 million USD | -106.2% |
| 1996 | 0.32 million USD | +966.7% |
| 1997 | 0.14 million USD | -56.2% |
| 1998 | 4.2 million USD | +2900.0% |
| 1999 | 3.04 million USD | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 3.8 million USD | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 3 million USD | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6 million USD | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4 million USD | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 3.5 million USD | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 15.7 million USD | +348.6% |
| 2006 | 38 million USD | +142.0% |
| 2007 | 36 million USD | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 79.1 million USD | +119.7% |
| 2009 | 15.5 million USD | -80.4% |
| 2010 | 50.6 million USD | +226.5% |
| 2011 | 32.2 million USD | -36.4% |
| 2012 | 22.47 million USD | -30.2% |
| 2013 | 12.16 million USD | -45.9% |
| 2014 | 26.49 million USD | +117.8% |
| 2015 | 27.92 million USD | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 23.33 million USD | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 34.21 million USD | +46.6% |
| 2018 | 30.82 million USD | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 24.19 million USD | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 31.95 million USD | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 18.56 million USD | -41.9% |
| 2022 | 126.74 million USD | +583.0% |
| 2023 | 18.44 million USD | -85.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million USD | -0.48 million USD | 4.2 million USD | 6 |
| 2000s | 20.16 million USD | 3 million USD | 79.1 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.44 million USD | 12.16 million USD | 50.6 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.92 million USD | 18.44 million USD | 126.74 million USD | 4 |
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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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 13.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 82,663 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.3106 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,269 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 4.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Sao Tome and Principe was 18.44 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 126.74 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.48 million USD in 1993.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.