São Tomé and Príncipe

Country in Africa

In brief

GDP: $981.3M (2025). World rank 200 of 210; in Africa, 52 of 52. Industry, share of GDP: 2.2% (2025). World rank 200 of 200; in Africa, 51 of 51. Services, share of GDP: 81.4% (2025). World rank 9 of 200; in Africa, 1 of 51. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $260M → $981.3M, GDP per person $1,298 → $4,084, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $3,172 → $6,388.

Size and growth

GDP: $981.3M 2025
GDP per person: $4,084 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $6,388 2025
GDP growth per year: +1% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $3,800 2025
Inflation: +11.1% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 64 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 12.2% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 2.2% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 81.4% 2025
Unemployment: 9.1% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 8.8% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 22.8% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 13.3% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 33.3% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -9.3% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +10.5% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 3.7% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra (STN)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 40.7 2017
Living on under $3 a day: 13% 2017