São Tomé and Principe: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) fell 70.81 million on 2024 (from 875.99 million to 805.18 million).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +54.75 million and a typical year strayed about 128.14 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 325.8 million in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 86.65 million in 2018. 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 40.9 million a year. A straight line explains 46% 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 66th highest value of the 128 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

• Ecuador — 62nd of 128: 1.74 billion
• Estonia — 63rd of 128: 1.52 billion
• Sudan — 64th of 128: 962.5 million
• Montenegro — 66th of 128: 544.71 million
• Slovenia — 67th of 128: 299.97 million
• Croatia — 68th of 128: 259.43 million

What this measures

The terms of trade adjustment is equal to the capacity to import (current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index) less exports of goods and services in constant prices. 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

Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 2.49 trillion (2024)
• Benin — -92.22 billion (2025)
• Botswana — -27.67 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 2.23 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 11.67 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 166.52 billion (2025)
• Central African Republic — -872.72 million (2025)
• Chad — 748.12 billion (2025)
• Comoros — -1.26 billion (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — -5.34 trillion (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 terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU)?

805.18 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does São Tomé and Principe rank?

66th highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?

In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) fell 70.81 million on 2024 (from 875.99 million to 805.18 million). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +54.75 million and a typical year strayed about 128.14 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TTF.GNFS.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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