Country comparison Sao Tome and Principe vs Latvia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
5,760K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€760Mchart€40,359M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$822Mchart$43,684M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,225chart€21,6402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$3,491chart$23,2432024GDP per capita [+]
€10,696M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023471chart18,8022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023510chart20,3432024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202373.23%chart46.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€2,041chart€10,1252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$2,208chart$10,9552024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-14chart-7322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-15chart-7932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.13%chart-1.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023153.9chart18,418.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023166.5chart19,346.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202332.4chart1,558.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202335.0chart1,642.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202418.09%chart9.92%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202313.5chart1,847,488,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202314.6chart1,999,684,061.42024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.77%chart9.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,314.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,423.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
7.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202323.92%chart45.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€667chart€9,9192024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$721chart$10,4182024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€140chart€8262022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$152chart$8762022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€58chart€9872024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$63chart$1,0682024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€7052024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A301/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A05/31/2024S&P Rating [+]
A-04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart602023Corruption Index [+]
41º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.5chart41.42024Fragile States Index [+]
107º2024RTI Raking [+]
42º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
6.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
66K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$839.12025NMW [+]
€740.02025NMW [+]
$21,8382024Average Wage [+]
€20,1762024Average Wage [+]
28º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0.93%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.4%December 2025HICP [+]
0.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020170ºchart19º2020Doing Business [+]
6.9%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
33,318December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
11.20December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
457.352021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
35.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%07/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
31.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202115,100chart478,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€21.9Mchart€19,073.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$23.6Mchart$20,645.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20233.40%chart47.26%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€169.8Mchart€21,917.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$183.6Mchart$23,723.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202326.38%chart54.31%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-147.9Mchart€-2,843.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-165.8Mchart$-3,078.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-22.99%chart-7.05%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.9%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
35º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024245chart292024Density [+]
30º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201718.9chart1,090.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.98%chart12.65%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202018.22%chart20.07%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202328.19‰chart6.90‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20157.6chart335.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.57‰chart14.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.64chart1.362023Fertility Rate [+]
5.60‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201755.5%chart21.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024235,536chart1,856,9322024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,139chart239,4222020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202039,608chart380,0102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.613chart0.8792022HDI [+]
30º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.72chart76.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20154chart2672023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.87chart14.202023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20116chart472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20113.23chart2.502023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.92chart3.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202347chart6,6642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202388chart6,2022023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202580chart7,67912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20256,771chart977,78812/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/30/2023111,986chart1,305,97607/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025339.65chart4,135.3212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/30/2023263,863chart2,979,62412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Sao Tome and Principe
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