Country · STP
São Tomé and Príncipe · Economy
Period
São Tomé and Príncipe: GDP of 1.0 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +106.1 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +1.0 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 1.0 bn$
- 2025 · +106.1 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 4,084 $
- 2025 · +86.7 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 0.9 %
- 2025 · −8.9 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 59.1 %
- 2025 · −31.9 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
Chart data as a table
| Year | São Tomé and Príncipe |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.3 bn$ |
| 2016 | 0.3 bn$ |
| 2017 | 0.3 bn$ |
| 2018 | 0.4 bn$ |
| 2019 | 0.4 bn$ |
| 2020 | 0.5 bn$ |
| 2021 | 0.5 bn$ |
| 2022 | 0.5 bn$ |
| 2023 | 0.7 bn$ |
| 2024 | 0.8 bn$ |
| 2025 · estimate | 1.0 bn$ |
| 2026 · projection | 1.1 bn$ |
| 2027 · projection | 1.2 bn$ |
| 2028 · projection | 1.4 bn$ |
| 2029 · projection | 1.5 bn$ |
| 2030 · projection | 1.6 bn$ |
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 1 Burundi +119.6 %
- 2 São Tomé and Príncipe +106.1 %
- 3 DR Congo +99.0 %
- 4 Chad +48.2 %
- 5 Cameroon +44.9 %
- 6 Republic of the Congo +44.1 %
- 7 Gabon +42.5 %
- 8 Equatorial Guinea +29.7 %
- 9 Central African Republic +29.6 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | +2.6 % | +1.0 % | −1.6 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 0.5 bn$ | 1.0 bn$ | +106.1 % |
| GDP per capita | 2,188 $ | 4,084 $ | +86.7 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 5,145 $ | 6,388 $ | +24.2 % |
| Inflation | 9.8 % | 0.9 % | −8.9 pt |
| Public debt | 91.0 % | 59.1 % | −31.9 pt |
| Population | 0.2 M | 0.2 M | +10.6 % |
| Fiscal balance | +2.9 % | −3.4 % | −6.3 pt |
| Current account | −10.8 % | −4.3 % | +6.5 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |