Sao Tome and Principe, is a country located at Middle Africa, it has an area of 960 Km2 so it is one of the smallest countries in the world.

Sao Tome and Principe, with a population of 230,871 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and has a population density of 240 people per km2.

It's capital is São Tomé and its currency is Dobra

Sao Tome and Principe is holding the 188 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2023 was 283 millions of euros (306 millions of dollars), ( 44.69% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €1,224 euros per inhabitant$1,324 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Sao Tome and Principe, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.613 points in 2022, leaving it in 141th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Sao Tome and Principe are business, you must know it's in the 170th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Sao Tome and Principe, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Sao Tome and Principe Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€632M
Annual GDP [+]2023$684M
GDP per capita [+]2023€2,739
GDP per capita [+]2023$2,963
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023283
Debt ($M) [+]2023306
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.69%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€1,224
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,324
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-14
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-15
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.17%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023153.8
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023166.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202226.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202228.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202318.35%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202221.4
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202222.6
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202214.94%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202324.32%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€666
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$721
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€118
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$124
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€95
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$100
Corruption Index [+]202345
Fragile States Index [+]202468.5
Business
Doing Business [+]2020170º
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202115,100
Exports [+]2023€21.9M
Exports [+]2023$23.6M
Exports % GDP [+]20233.46%
Imports [+]2023€169.8M
Imports [+]2023$183.6M
Imports % GDP [+]202326.84%
Trade balance [+]2023€-147.9M
Trade balance [+]2023$-165.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-23.39%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023240
Remittance received ($M) [+]201718.9
% Immigrant [+]20200.98%
% Emigrant [+]202018.22%
Birth Rate [+]202328.19‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20157.6
Crude death rate [+]20235.57‰
Fertility Rate [+]20233.64
% risk of poverty [+]201755.5%
Population [+]2023230,871
Immigrant stock [+]20202,139
Emigrant stock [+]202039,608
HDI [+]20220.613
Life expectancy [+]202369.72
Suicides [+]20154
Suicide rate [+]20151.87
Number of homicides [+]20116
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20113.23
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.92
Consumption GWh [+]202347
Generation GWh [+]202388
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202480
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20246,771
Fully vaccinated [+]07/30/2023111,986
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024346.51
Doses administered [+]07/30/2023263,863