São Tomé and Principe's final consumption expenditure (current US$) was US$1.09 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 221.41% from US$339.8 million in 2015 (12.38% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.09 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$544.92 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$339.8 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.09 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$254.52 million | 2008 |
| Average since 2016 | US$627.53 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$254.52 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's final consumption expenditure (current US$) rose 24.6% on 2024 (from US$876.42 million to US$1.09 billion).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 9.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 24.6% in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.5% in 2015. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$72.16 million a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 132nd highest value of the 132 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| São Tomé and Principe | US$1.09 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$81.66 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$2.19 trillion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$5.92 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2025 ranking
- Guinea-Bissau — 129th of 132: US$2.21 billion
- Comoros — 130th of 132: US$2 billion
- Samoa — 131st of 132: US$1.18 billion
What this measures
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 18 values
| Year | Final consumption expenditure (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,092,172,061 |
| 2024 | 876,415,380 |
| 2023 | 775,252,893 |
| 2022 | 634,666,642 |
| 2021 | 615,906,284 |
| 2020 | 544,924,573 |
| 2019 | 504,493,103 |
| 2018 | 473,426,684 |
| 2017 | 397,294,317 |
| 2016 | 360,786,560 |
| 2015 |
Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$79.84 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$16.51 billion (2025)
- Botswana — US$15.4 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$21.49 billion (2025)
- Burundi — US$2.41 billion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$2.87 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — US$51.25 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — US$3.22 billion (2025)
- Chad — US$14.38 billion (2025)
- Comoros — US$2 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for São Tomé and Principe
- GDP (current US$) — 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$1.06 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 23.04 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is São Tomé and Principe's final consumption expenditure (current US$)?
- US$1.09 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2008?
- It is up 329.11% from US$254.52 million in 2008 (8.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.09 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$254.52 million in 2008.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 132nd highest of 132 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in final consumption expenditure (current US$) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
- In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's final consumption expenditure (current US$) rose 24.6% on 2024 (from US$876.42 million to US$1.09 billion). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 9.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.TOTL.CD, 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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