São Tomé and Principe: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 45% on 2024 (from US$4.27 million to US$6.19 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2024), the average change was +12.8% and a typical year strayed about 43.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 175.2% in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 65% in 2012. 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$651,003 a year. A straight line explains 53% 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 129th highest value of the 131 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

• Malawi — 125th of 131: US$31.47 million
• Dominica — 126th of 131: US$30.53 million
• Burundi — 127th of 131: US$19.91 million
• Kiribati — 129th of 131: US$2.46 million
• Kenya — 130th of 131: US$1.6 million
• Lesotho — 131st of 131: US$391,669

What this measures

Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. 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 sum.

All 46 values

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$337.63 million (2025)
• Benin — US$119.57 million (2023)
• Botswana — US$268.91 million (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$227.55 million (2024)
• Burundi — US$19.91 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$52.8 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$365.92 million (2024)
• Comoros — US$67.02 million (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$1.37 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)

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Questions people ask

What is São Tomé and Principe's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)?

US$6.19 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1974?

It is up 1,371% from US$421,124 in 1974 (5.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$8.81 million in 2021 and the lowest US$242,191 in 1981.

How does São Tomé and Principe rank?

129th highest of 131 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?

In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 45% on 2024 (from US$4.27 million to US$6.19 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2024), the average change was +12.8% and a typical year strayed about 43.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 BM.TRF.PRVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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