Sao Tome and Principe
General information
Capital: São Tomé
Currency unit: Sao Tomé and Principe dobra
Official language: Portuguese
Area: 960 km²
Population in million: 211,028.0
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 2,001
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 3,419
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 59.5
Annual growth rate of the population: 1.9 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 24.4 %
Life expectancy at birth: 69.9 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 93 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 422,297,000.00
Agriculture value added of GDP: 11.4
Industry value added of GDP: 14.8
Services value added of GDP: 2.5
Trade
Total exports in billions of US dollars: 15,675.90
Total imports in billions of US dollars: 140,185.00
Major manufactured products (as % of total exports) :
Other watches (18.93 %)
Articles of jewellery (14.36 %)
Weight of major primary products excluding minerals and oil (as % of total exports) :
Cocoa beans (61.70 %)
Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator
The indicator highlights the scores of each of the three pillars of the sustainable competitiveness. A larger area means a higher score (0-100) and therefore a more favorable economic situation.
| 2020 | Sao Tome and Principe | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator | 58 | |
| National attractiveness Sao Tome and Principe: 57 | 57 | |
| Price competitiveness Sao Tome and Principe: 16 | 16 | |
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities Sao Tome and Principe: 100 | 100 | |
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances Sao Tome and Principe: - | - |
National attractiveness
| 2020 | Sao Tome and Principe | |
|---|---|---|
| National attractiveness | 57 | |
| Infrastructures Sao Tome and Principe: 49 | 49 | |
| Market Sao Tome and Principe: 28 | 28 | |
| Human and financial capital Sao Tome and Principe: 60 | 60 | |
| Political and economic governance Sao Tome and Principe: 72 | 72 |
Price competitiveness
| Sao Tome and Principe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price competitiveness | 16 | |
| Macroeconomic competitiveness Sao Tome and Principe: 30 | 30 | |
| Products competitiveness Sao Tome and Principe: 37 | 37 |
Revealed competitivenes and economic performances
| Sao Tome and Principe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances | - | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported primary products (except oil and ores) Sao Tome and Principe: 46 | 46 | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported manufactured products Sao Tome and Principe: 3 | 3 |