Sao Tome and Principe GDP Per Capita 2024

[ Nominal GDP Per Capita in USD ]

Year - 2024

$0.82

Source: world bank Nominal/PPP

Summary:

Sao Tome and Principe GDP Per Capita expanded from 1970 to 2024, increasing from $0.04 to $0.82 .The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) averaged 5.75% over the period. The economy recorded its peak level in 2024 and its lowest level in 1970. Growth volatility remained high. The maximum drawdown reached 50%, indicating the largest cyclical decline from peak levels. The country experienced 10 recession episode(s) during the observed period.

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Latest GDP Per Capita of Sao Tome and Principe 2024 – Nominal vs PPP

Metric	Nominal GDP (Current USD)	GDP (PPP, Int$)
Latest Year	2024	2024
Latest GDP Per Capita	$ 0.82 dollars	$ 1.47 Int dollars
Growth (YoY)	19.074%	3.545%
Net Change vs Previous Year	$ 0.13 dollars	$ 0.05 Int dollars
% of World GDP Per Capita	0.00%	0.00%
Meaning	Nominal GDP Per Capita (Current USD, exchange-rate based)	GDP (PPP, cost-of-living adjusted)

Sao Tome and Principe GDP | Sao Tome and Principe GDP Growth

Sao Tome and Principe Annual GDP Per Capita From 1960 to 2024

Source: Worldbank Nominal PPP

	Nominal			PPP
Year	Dollar $	Net Chg $	% Chg	Int $	Net Chg $	% Chg
1960	-	-	-	-	-	-
1961	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	-	-	-	-	-	-
1963	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	0.04	-	-	-	-	-
1971	0.04	0	0.207 %	-	-	-
1972	0.04	0	11.106 %	-	-	-
1973	0.06	0.01	35.194 %	-	-	-
1974	0.06	0	3.225 %	-	-	-
1975	0.06	0	3.951 %	-	-	-
1976	0.05	-0.01	-13.414 %	-	-	-
1977	0.05	0	-5.442 %	-	-	-
1978	0.06	0.01	11.862 %	-	-	-
1979	0.07	0.01	19.459 %	-	-	-
1980	0.08	0.02	24.19 %	-	-	-
1981	0.08	0	2.25 %	-	-	-
1982	0.08	0	-3.822 %	-	-	-
1983	0.08	-0.01	-6.472 %	-	-	-
1984	0.08	0	4.132 %	-	-	-
1985	0.08	0	5.778 %	-	-	-
1986	0.12	0.03	40.124 %	-	-	-
1987	0.12	0	0.021 %	-	-	-
1988	0.1	-0.02	-14.62 %	-	-	-
1989	0.1	0	-0.46 %	-	-	-
1990	0.12	0.02	21.059 %	0.19	-	-
1991	0.11	-0.01	-9.903 %	0.19	0.01	4.623 %
1992	0.09	-0.01	-11.743 %	0.2	0.01	2.995 %
1993	0.13	0.03	32.553 %	0.21	0.01	3.496 %
1994	0.13	0.01	4.451 %	0.22	0.01	4.382 %
1995	0.1	-0.03	-21.047 %	0.22	0.01	4.139 %
1996	0.14	0.03	30.371 %	0.23	0.01	3.358 %
1997	0.09	-0.04	-32.006 %	0.24	0.01	2.738 %
1998	0.07	-0.02	-21.361 %	0.25	0.01	3.652 %
1999	0.08	0.01	6.94 %	0.26	0.01	3.95 %
2000	0.08	0	-1.428 %	0.26	0.01	2.724 %
2001	0.08	0	-0.324 %	0.28	0.01	5.385 %
2002	0.09	0.01	12.139 %	0.29	0.01	4.966 %
2003	0.1	0.02	19.86 %	0.32	0.03	10.43 %
2004	0.11	0.01	12.241 %	0.34	0.02	6.322 %
2005	0.14	0.02	19.085 %	0.38	0.03	9.957 %
2006	0.14	0.01	4.635 %	0.42	0.05	12.223 %
2007	0.15	0.01	4.463 %	0.45	0.03	6.449 %
2008	0.19	0.04	26.064 %	0.49	0.04	8.276 %
2009	0.2	0.01	6.726 %	0.51	0.02	3.94 %
2010	0.19	-0.01	-5.306 %	0.52	0.01	2.681 %
2011	0.23	0.04	19.174 %	0.54	0.02	4.104 %
2012	0.23	0	-0.283 %	0.5	-0.04	-7.109 %
2013	0.27	0.04	18.257 %	0.57	0.07	13.213 %
2014	0.29	0.03	9.765 %	0.64	0.07	11.821 %
2015	0.26	-0.03	-11.299 %	0.64	0	-0.156 %
2016	0.29	0.03	12.411 %	0.68	0.04	6.443 %
2017	0.32	0.03	10.174 %	0.71	0.04	5.185 %
2018	0.38	0.06	19.166 %	0.83	0.12	16.471 %
2019	0.41	0.03	7.625 %	0.99	0.17	19.93 %
2020	0.47	0.06	14.106 %	1.12	0.13	12.598 %
2021	0.52	0.05	11.284 %	1.27	0.15	13.752 %
2022	0.54	0.02	3.129 %	1.37	0.09	7.31 %
2023	0.69	0.15	27.671 %	1.42	0.05	3.984 %
2024	0.82	0.13	19.074 %	1.47	0.05	3.545 %

Sao Tome and Principe Economic Phases (1970 - 2024)

From 1970 to 2024, Sao Tome and Principe economy moved through multiple cyclical phases marked by alternating periods of rapid expansion and contraction.

High Growth (1972–1973) indicating robust economic expansion
Expansion (1974–1975) indicating steady moderate growth
High Growth (1978–1980) indicating robust economic expansion
Contraction (1982–1983) indicating temporary slowdown
High Growth (1985–1986) indicating robust economic expansion
Crisis (1997–1998) indicating severe economic downturn
Contraction (2000–2001) indicating temporary slowdown
High Growth (2002–2005) indicating robust economic expansion
Expansion (2006–2007) indicating steady moderate growth
High Growth (2008–2009) indicating robust economic expansion
High Growth (2013–2014) indicating robust economic expansion
High Growth (2016–2021) indicating robust economic expansion
High Growth (2023–2024) indicating robust economic expansion

The most remarkable growth occurred in 1986 with an increase of 40.124%, while the largest decline was in 1997 at -32.006%.

Latest Projections by IMF

Year	Nominal (current $)	PPP (current Int. $)