São Tomé and Principe's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) was US$81.03 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2,358% from US$3.3 million in 2015 (37.74% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$81.03 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$4.78 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$3.3 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$100.54 million | 2022 |
| Lowest | −US$3.34 million | 2002 |
| Average since 2016 | US$27.03 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$3.15 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) rose US$67.7 million on 2024 (from US$13.33 million to US$81.03 million).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2024), the average change was +US$716,637 and a typical year strayed about US$24.9 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$97.81 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$50.73 million 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$8.56 million a year. A straight line explains 44% 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 26th highest value of the 156 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
- Central African Republic — 22nd of 156: US$176.29 million
- Vanuatu — 23rd of 156: US$132.79 million
- Djibouti — 24th of 156: US$113.08 million
- Naoero — 26th of 156: US$74.43 million
- Montenegro — 27th of 156: US$71.07 million
- Marshall Islands — 28th of 156: US$56 million
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 25 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 81,032,172 |
| 2024 | 13,333,620 |
| 2023 | 64,065,455 |
| 2022 | 100,540,599 |
| 2021 | 2,730,084 |
| 2020 | 4,777,878 |
| 2019 | -456,735 |
| 2018 | 1,811,156 |
| 2017 | -389,949 |
| 2016 | 2,846,679 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$4.92 billion (2025)
- Benin — −US$280.07 million (2025)
- Botswana — −US$711.72 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — −US$1.62 billion (2025)
- Burundi — −US$8.04 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — −US$39.6 million (2025)
- Cameroon — −US$921.08 million (2025)
- Central African Republic — US$176.29 million (2025)
- Chad — −US$972.59 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for São Tomé and Principe
- GDP (current US$) — 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$1.06 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 23.04 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is São Tomé and Principe's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$)?
- US$81.03 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 2,673% from −US$3.15 million in 2001. The highest value was US$100.54 million in 2022 and the lowest −US$3.34 million in 2002.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 26th highest of 156 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
- In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) rose US$67.7 million on 2024 (from US$13.33 million to US$81.03 million). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2024), the average change was +US$716,637 and a typical year strayed about US$24.9 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GSR.NFCY.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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