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São Tomé & Príncipe

29 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 2007 to 2025. Compare São Tomé & Príncipe with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2025 · current US$$981.29M+18.9%+108.2%+277.4%Lowest quartile177 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2025 · constant 2021 international $5.5K intl $−1.0%−4.9%+4.8%Lowest quartile145 of 184 in 2025 · coverage
GDP growth20251.0%−0.5 pts−1.6 pts−0.5 ptsLowest quartile157 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)202511.0%−3.3 pts+1.2 pts+5.8 ptsHighest quartile16 of 168 in 2025 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate9.1%+0.1 pts−0.5 pts−1.5 ptsHighest quartile40 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade202546.6% of GDP+2.3 pts−2.1 pts−66.1 ptsLowest quartile108 of 137 in 2025 · coverage
Exports202513.3% of GDP−2.3 pts+2.7 pts−20.4 ptsLowest quartile128 of 137 in 2025 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population2025240.3K people+2.0%+10.5%+20.0%Lowest quartile180 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth20251.98%−0.02 pts+0.11 pts+0.21 ptsHighest quartile51 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202469.9 years+0.2 years+1.9 years+4.4 years3rd quartile153 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20243.60 births−0.05 births−0.30 births−0.89 birthsHighest quartile39 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202569.2% of people+0.3 pts+1.1 pts+1.8 pts2nd quartile94 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over20253.9% of people0.0 pts+0.1 pts+0.4 ptsLowest quartile166 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)0.1 Mt CO₂+1.4%−7.2%+12.2%Lowest quartile189 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 17500.1 Mt CO₂+1.4%−3.3%+10.6%Lowest quartile203 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)0.63 t CO₂−0.6%−15.9%−6.2%Lowest quartile154 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights0.2 Mt CO₂e+1.4%−2.5%+14.5%Lowest quartile187 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Energy use per person2007259 kg oil eq.−2.4%––Lowest quartile159 of 176 in 2007 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202242.5%+1.7 pts+3.3 pts+2.4 pts2nd quartile22 of 71 in 2022 · coverage
Renewables in electricity20216.1%+0.2 pts+0.4 pts−85.0 ptsLowest quartile154 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity20210.0%0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile33 of 207 in 2021 · coverage
Access to electricity202477.7% of people−3.6 pts+2.6 pts+9.1 ptsLowest quartile171 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest202457.6% of land0.0 pts+0.1 pts−0.4 ptsHighest quartile39 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas20250.2% of territory0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsLowest quartile194 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure15.1 µg/m³+0.8%+17.3%−7.2%3rd quartile118 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending20235.8% of GDP0.0 pts−0.1 pts−3.2 pts3rd quartile108 of 192 in 2023 · coverage
Deaths before age 5202413.6 per 1,000 births−3.5%−20.5%−46.7%3rd quartile102 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education201512.8% gross+3.6 pts+8.6 pts–Lowest quartile122 of 147 in 2015 · coverage
Using the internet202459.1% of people+0.4 pts+14.9 pts+34.7 ptsLowest quartile137 of 182 in 2024 · coverage
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29 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks São Tomé & Príncipe against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is São Tomé & Príncipe, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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