Statistical data (Sao Tome and Principe)
Statistical data (Sao Tome and Principe)
Economic Indicator
|
2020(a) |
2021(a) |
2022(b) |
2023(b) |
|
|
Population (thousand) |
218 |
223 |
227 |
232 |
|
GDP (US$ million) |
477 |
518 |
506 |
534 |
|
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
3.0 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
|
Total Export of Goods (US$ million) |
23.8 |
20.9 |
18.9 |
23.8 |
|
Total Import of Goods (US$ million) |
138.1 |
166.3 |
173.3 |
179.0 |
|
Total Export of Services (US$ million) |
35.4 |
54.5 |
62.8(c) |
67.2(c) |
|
Total Import of Services (US$ million) |
43.4 |
49.1 |
59.6(c) |
69.6(c) |
|
Consumer Price Index (%) |
9.8 |
8.1 |
15.0 |
11.2 |
|
Current Account Balance (US$ million) |
-53 |
-59- |
-70 |
-59 |
|
Exchange Rate (São Tomé and Príncipe dobra STD: US dollars USD, Period Average) |
21.5 |
20.7 |
23.3(c) |
23.3(c) |
Remarks: (a) actual value; (b) estimated value of International Monetary Fund (IMF); (c) estimated value of Oxford Economics
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), Oxford Economics “Country Economic Forecast – São Tomé and Príncipe (Sep 2022)”
Main export and import goods destinations
|
Main export destinations (2021) |
Proportion in total value of exports goods (%) |
|
The Netherlands |
41.4 |
|
Belgium |
19.6 |
|
Portugal |
12.0 |
|
Germany |
8.3 |
|
Others |
18.7 |
|
Main source of import (2021) |
Proportion in total value of imports goods (%) |
|
Portugal |
49.3 |
|
Angola |
12.0 |
|
Togo |
9.4 |
|
China |
7.2 |
|
Others |
22.1 |
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Main export and import goods
|
Major export goods (2021) |
Proportion in total value of exports goods (%) |
|
Cocoa and cocoa products |
60.5 |
|
Animal or vegetable fats and oil and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes |
32.9 |
|
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts |
2.4 |
|
Others |
4.2 |
|
Major import goods (2021) |
Proportion in total value of imports goods (%) |
|
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
19.6 |
|
Drinks, wine and vinegar |
8.0 |
|
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles |
6.7 |
|
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock and parts |
6.1 |
|
Others |
59.6 |
Source: International Trade Center (ITC)
Statistics on Trade in Services
|
Main Exports Services (2021) |
Proportion in total value of exports services (%) |
|
Tourism |
54.4 |
|
Government goods and services n.i.e. |
33.3 |
|
Telecommunications, computer and information services |
3.5 |
|
Other |
8.8 |
|
Main Imports Services (2021) |
Proportion in total value of imports services (%) |
|
Transport |
44.0 |
|
Other business service |
18.0 |
|
Government goods and services n.i.e. |
6.0 |
|
Other |
32.0 |
Remarks：The above content is the estimated data of UNCTAD, WTO and ITC.
Source: International Trade Centre
Statistics on the trade in goods between Mainland China and São Tomé and Príncipe (US$ ten thousands)
|
Year |
Total trade |
Total exports value* |
Total imports value ** |
|
2022 |
1,543.8 |
1,528.8 |
1.5 |
|
2021 |
1,507.7 |
1,494.5 |
13.3 |
|
2020 |
2,033.2 |
2,028.6 |
4.7 |
|
2019 |
893.4 |
892.1 |
1.4 |
|
2018 |
730.5 |
725.5 |
5 |
Remarks: * Value of goods exported to São Tomé and Príncipe from Mainland China; **Value of goods imported from São Tomé and Príncipe to Mainland China
Source of Data: General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China
Statistics on the Trade of Goods between the Macao SAR and São Tomé and Príncipe (US$) (USD 1 » MOP 8)
|
Year |
Total Trade |
Total Exports* |
Total Imports** |
|
2022 |
740 |
– |
740 |
Remarks: *Value of goods exported to São Tomé and Príncipe from Macao; **Value of goods imported from São Tomé and Príncipe to Macao.
Source of Data: Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Macao SAR Government
Source of Data:
- People’s Republic of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China
- Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
- “2021 Statistical Bulletin of China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment” by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, National Bureau of Statistics and State Administration of Foreign Exchange
- SinoMaps Press
- Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Macao SAR Government
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Trade Center (ITC)
- “2022 World Investment Report” by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- “Country Economic Forecast – São Tomé and Príncipe (Sep 2022)” by Oxford Economics
Updated in June 2023.