Nominal GDP
$981.3M
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
São Tomé and Príncipe Economy and Trade
São ToméLocal time
GDP $981.3M · real growth 1.0% · latest verified annual data
On this page, São Tomé and Príncipe's nominal GDP is $981.3M for 2025, and its separately dated real-growth series shows 1.0% for 2025. For household-scale context, GDP per capita is $4,084 in 2025, while consumer-price inflation is 11.0% in 2025. Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.
GDP per capita
$4,084
current US$ · 2025
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
1.0%
annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Inflation
11.0%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
São Tomé and Príncipe at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $260.00M2016: $292.27M2017: $322.00M2018: $383.72M2019: $412.98M2020: $471.23M2021: $524.40M2022: $540.81M2023: $690.46M2024: $824.99M2025: $981.29M
GDP per capita$4,084
Real growth1.0%
GDP year2025
2025 Inflation
11.0%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
9.1%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$4,084
current US$
Macro signals
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank annual observations
Real growth20251.0%
Unemployment20259.1%
Inflation202511.0%
Understand the numbers
What São Tomé and Príncipe's economic profile is telling you
São Tomé and Príncipe had nominal GDP just under $1 billion in 2025. The current World Bank annual series reports 1.0 percent real growth, 11.0 percent inflation and 9.1 percent modeled unemployment. A merchandise balance is not calculated without a matched trade pair.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | São Tomé and Príncipe | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $981.3M | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $4,084 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | 1.0% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 11.0% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 9.1% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is São Tomé and Príncipe's latest GDP?
The verified GDP observation used here is $981.3M for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for São Tomé and Príncipe?
A matched merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved on this page, so no goods balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
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Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise trade where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles