Gross Domestic Product of Sao Tome and Principe grew 3.1% in 2012 compared to last year. This rate is 13 -tenths of one percent less than the figure of 4.4% published in 2011.
The GDP figure in 2012 was €197$253 million, Sao Tome and Principe is number 191 in the ranking of GDP of the 196 countries that we publish. The absolute value of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe rose €30$20 million with respect to 2011.
The GDP per capita of Sao Tome and Principe in 2012 was €1,036$1,332, €100$29 higher than in 2011, it was €936$1,303. To view the evolution of the GDP per capita, it is interesting to look back a few years and compare these data with those of 2002 when the GDP per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was €585$553.
If we order the countries according to their GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe is in 160 th position. According to this parameter, its population is among the poorest of the 196 countries whose GDP we publish.
Here we show you the progression of the GDP in Sao Tome and Principe. You can see GDP in other countries in GDP and see all the economic information about Sao Tome and Principe in Sao Tome and Principe's economy.