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IndicatorGDP per capita
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SourceWorld Bank — World Development Indicators
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GDP per capita — São Tomé and Príncipe

Latest available year: 2025 · Data available from 1970 Latest is based on data available for São Tomé and Príncipe.

What this indicator means: Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. Frequency: annual · Unit: current US$ per person.

Historical time seriesChoose the period for São Tomé and Príncipe. Missing years are shown as gaps rather than connected data.

GDP per capita in São Tomé and Príncipe

1970–2025 · current US$ per person

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4,3743,5352,6961,8581,019181 current US$ per person 197019811992200320142025
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Source & methodology

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · View original source

World Bank World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Values are imported as published; null observations are excluded.

Status: verified · Last updated: 2026-09-12 17:02:20

First value4791970
Latest value4,0842025
Change over period+752.03%1970 to 2025
Observations56complete annual series

Understanding GDP per capita in São Tomé and Príncipe

Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. AfriFacto presents the available historical observations so readers can understand the direction, scale and changes in gdp per capita over time. Where a source does not report a year, AfriFacto leaves that year as missing rather than estimating a value.

Historical data table

YearGDP per capitaSourceStatus
20254,084 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20243,503 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20232,991 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20222,390 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20212,363 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20202,167 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20191,935 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20181,826 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20171,556 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20161,435 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20151,298 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20141,490 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20131,383 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20121,211 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20111,220 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20101,045 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20091,128 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20081,082 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2007879 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2006862 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2005844 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2004727 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2003664 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2002568 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2001519 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2000529 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1999543 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1998514 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1997662 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1996987 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1995769 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1994990 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1993964 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1992740 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1991855 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1990970 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1989821 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1988847 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
19871,018 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
19861,043 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1985761 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1984735 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1983720 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1982783 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1981830 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1980829 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1979683 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1978587 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1977539 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1976585 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1975693 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1974683 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1973676 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1972511 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1971470 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1970479 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified

African GDP per capita ranking 2025 · current US$ per person

The ranking uses the selected year. Countries without an observation for that year are omitted.

RankCountryGDP per capitaYear
1São Tomé and Príncipe4,0842025
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Central Africa · Latest imported 2025

GDP per capita4,084.40current US$ per person
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