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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.