São Tomé and Principe's changes in inventories (current LCU) was 15.59 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 104.11% from 7.64 million in 2015 (7.4% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 15.59 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 11.07 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 7.64 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 26.91 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | 6.91 million | 2011 |
| Average since 2016 | 14.96 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 9.41 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's changes in inventories (current LCU) fell 5.7% on 2024 (from 16.53 million to 15.59 million).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +10.3% and a typical year strayed about 46.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 143.1% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 46.5% in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 18% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, São Tomé and Principe had the 82nd highest value of the 109 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2025 ranking
- Lesotho — 79th of 109: 158 million
- Samoa — 80th of 109: 44.44 million
- Brunei Darussalam — 81st of 109: 41.8 million
- Cyprus — 83rd of 109: -282.7 million
- El Salvador — 84th of 109: -311.09 million
- South Africa — 85th of 109: -581.9 million
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 18 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,594,000 |
| 2024 | 16,528,000 |
| 2023 | 15,939,000 |
| 2022 | 14,384,000 |
| 2021 | 26,905,000 |
| 2020 | 11,067,000 |
| 2019 | 12,825,000 |
| 2018 | 13,583,000 |
| 2017 | 15,050,020 |
| 2016 | 7,708,000 |
| 2015 |
Changes in inventories (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 15.59 billion (2024)
- Benin — 56.5 billion (2025)
- Botswana — 2.51 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 74.62 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 233.9 billion (2024)
- Central African Republic — -97.75 billion (2025)
- Chad — 495.84 billion (2025)
- Comoros — 7.91 billion (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 6.98 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 28.87 billion (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for São Tomé and Principe
- GDP (current US$) — US$981.29 million (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 21.28 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$326.78 million (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 4.28 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$4,084 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 88,591 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,360 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 17,810 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$1.06 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 23.04 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is São Tomé and Principe's changes in inventories (current LCU)?
- 15.59 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2008?
- It is up 65.66% from 9.41 million in 2008 (3.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 26.91 million in 2021 and the lowest 6.91 million in 2011.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 82nd highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current LCU) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
- In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's changes in inventories (current LCU) fell 5.7% on 2024 (from 16.53 million to 15.59 million). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +10.3% and a typical year strayed about 46.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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