São Tomé and Principe's service imports (current US$, BoP) was US$234.34 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 249.28% from US$67.09 million in 2015 (13.32% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$234.34 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$43.37 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$67.09 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$234.34 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$2.5 million | 1976 |
| Average since 2016 | US$94.8 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$3.22 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's service imports (current US$, BoP) rose 118.3% on 2024 (from US$107.35 million to US$234.34 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2024), the average change was +13.1% and a typical year strayed about 43.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 184.3% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 31.4% 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 upward, about US$13.95 million 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 130th highest value of the 136 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$234.34 million | 2025 |
| World | US$8.75 trillion | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$151.53 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$424.83 billion | 2025 |
Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2025 ranking
- Belize — 127th of 136: US$351.61 million
- Cabo Verde — 128th of 136: US$349.3 million
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 129th of 136: US$258.62 million
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 131st of 136: US$212.55 million
- Dominica — 132nd of 136: US$207.95 million
- Tonga — 133rd of 136: US$178.31 million
What this measures
Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 46 values
| Year | Service imports (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 234,336,488 |
| 2024 | 107,350,729 |
| 2023 | 115,349,610 |
| 2022 | 139,735,991 |
| 2021 | 49,142,417 |
| 2020 | 43,372,261 |
| 2019 | 63,237,333 |
| 2018 | 64,270,534 |
| 2017 | 65,512,245 |
| 2016 | 65,722,687 |
| 2015 |
Service imports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$8.46 billion (2025)
- Benin — US$1.54 billion (2023)
- Botswana — US$1.3 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.47 billion (2024)
- Burundi — US$406.28 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$349.3 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$2.4 billion (2024)
- Comoros — US$205.36 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$5.02 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$1.71 billion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for São Tomé and Principe
- GDP (current US$) — 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$1.06 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 23.04 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is São Tomé and Principe's service imports (current US$, BoP)?
- US$234.34 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is up 7,180% from US$3.22 million in 1974 (8.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$234.34 million in 2025 and the lowest US$2.5 million in 1976.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 130th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in service imports (current US$, BoP) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
- In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's service imports (current US$, BoP) rose 118.3% on 2024 (from US$107.35 million to US$234.34 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2024), the average change was +13.1% and a typical year strayed about 43.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.NFSV.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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