São Tomé and Principe: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) fell 1,000 on 2024 (from 400 to -600).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +25 and a typical year strayed about 60,509 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 165,900 in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 165,500 in 2024. 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 9% 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 94th highest value of the 130 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

• Dominican Republic — 91st of 130: -100
• Nicaragua — 92nd of 130: -100
• Moldova — 93rd of 130: -400
• Rwanda — 95th of 130: -3,700
• Gambia, The — 96th of 130: -7,700
• Guinea — 97th of 130: -13,490

What this measures

Although the SNA ensures there is perfect consistency between the three measures of GDP, this is a conceptual consistency that in general does not emerge naturally from data compilations. This is because of the wide disparity of data sources that must be called on and the fact that any error in any source will lead to a difference between at least two of the GDP measures. In practice it is inevitable that many such data errors will exist and will become apparent in exercises such as the balancing of supply and use tables. 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

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0 (2024)
• Benin — 0 (2025)
• Botswana — -2.52 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 0 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — -100 (2025)
• Cameroon — 309.25 billion (2025)
• Central African Republic — 495,800 (2025)
• Chad — -1.05 million (2025)
• Comoros — 0 (2025)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is São Tomé and Principe's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)?

-600 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does São Tomé and Principe rank?

94th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?

In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) fell 1,000 on 2024 (from 400 to -600). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +25 and a typical year strayed about 60,509 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DISC.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); 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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