São Tomé and Principe's GDP, linked series (current LCU) was 21.28 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 268.02% from 5.78 billion in 2015 (13.92% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21.28 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 10.21 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 5.78 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 21.28 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 17.1 million | 1990 |
| Average since 2016 | 12.04 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 17.1 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's GDP, linked series (current LCU) rose 13.1% on 2024 (from 18.82 billion to 21.28 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +20.3% and a typical year strayed about 18.7% 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 102.2% in 1996. 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 1.61 billion a year. A straight line explains 93% 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 160th highest value of the 186 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
- Cyprus — 156th of 186: 36.48 billion
- Seychelles — 157th of 186: 35.15 billion
- Malta — 158th of 186: 24.58 billion
- Brunei Darussalam — 160th of 186: 19.66 billion
- Bahrain — 161st of 186: 18.41 billion
- West Bank and Gaza — 162nd of 186: 17.17 billion
What this measures
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. 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 36 values
| Year | GDP, linked series (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,284,257,900 |
| 2024 | 18,820,742,500 |
| 2023 | 15,762,000,000 |
| 2022 | 12,690,136,000 |
| 2021 | 10,942,039,000 |
| 2020 | 10,210,772,000 |
| 2019 | 9,105,670,000 |
| 2018 | 8,022,222,000 |
| 2017 | 7,056,330,100 |
| 2016 | 6,511,836,700 |
| 2015 |
GDP, linked series (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 129.26 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 14.3 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 269.08 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 16.08 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 17.95 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 299.13 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 34.3 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 1.78 trillion (2025)
- Chad — 12.5 trillion (2025)
- Comoros — 791.98 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
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 GDP, linked series (current LCU)?
- 21.28 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 124,376% from 17.1 million in 1990 (22.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 21.28 billion in 2025 and the lowest 17.1 million in 1990.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 160th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in GDP, linked series (current LCU) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
- In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's GDP, linked series (current LCU) rose 13.1% on 2024 (from 18.82 billion to 21.28 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +20.3% and a typical year strayed about 18.7% 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.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CN.AD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); World Economic Outlook database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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