São Tomé and Principe's financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (constant LCU) was 66.21 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 75% from 264.89 million in 2015 (12.95% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 66.21 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 148.38 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 264.89 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 397.67 million | 2018 |
| Lowest | 52.09 million | 2009 |
| Average since 2016 | 219.95 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 81.79 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (constant LCU) fell 14.8% on 2024 (from 77.7 million to 66.21 million).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +8.9% and a typical year strayed about 54.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 191.4% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 62.4% in 2020. 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 downward, about 44.37 million a year. A straight line explains 82% 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 15th highest value of the 19 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
- Kuwait — 12th of 19: 2.16 billion
- Oman — 13th of 19: 947.1 million
- Samoa — 14th of 19: 150.64 million
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 16th of 19: 43.33 million
- Grenada — 17th of 19: 33.24 million
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 18th of 19: 4.29 million
What this measures
Financial intermediation services which are implicitly charged in the form of either the difference between a reference rate and the interest rate actually paid to depositors, or the difference between the interest rate charged to borrowers and a reference rate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 18 values
| Year | Financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 66,212,000 |
| 2024 | 77,702,000 |
| 2023 | 91,957,000 |
| 2022 | 121,782,000 |
| 2021 | 136,546,000 |
| 2020 | 148,380,000 |
| 2019 | 394,658,000 |
| 2018 | 397,668,000 |
| 2017 | 389,960,500 |
| 2016 | 374,678,100 |
Financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Burundi — 198.88 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 7.41 billion (2023)
- Comoros — 4.03 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 71.31 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 110.79 billion (2020)
- Equatorial Guinea — 63.54 billion (2025)
- Ethiopia — 28.22 billion (2025)
- Guinea — 1.14 trillion (2022)
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 financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (constant LCU)?
- 66.21 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2008?
- It is down 19.05% from 81.79 million in 2008 (1.24% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 397.67 million in 2018 and the lowest 52.09 million in 2009.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 15th highest of 19 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in financial Intermediary Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) (constant LCU) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.FSM.TOTL.KN, 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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