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Sao Tome and Principe

70 series · 1800–2025 · Lower middle income · Sub-Saharan Africa

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1963–202521,211 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1963–2025975.4 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1950–20257,269 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1950–202530,255 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1950–2025329.0 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1963–2025291.8 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1950–20251,370 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1970–202525,725 (2025)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1970–2025121.3 (2025)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1970–20251,183 (2025)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1970–202522,824 (2025)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1970–2025107.6 (2025)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1970–20251,050 (2025)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1970–20252,904 (2025)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1970–202513.7 (2025)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1970–2025133.5 (2025)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1970–20252,223 (2025)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1970–202510.5 (2025)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1970–2025102.2 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1970–20252,191 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1970–202510.3 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1970–2025100.8 (2025)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1879–20252,968 (2025)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1963–202514.0 (2025)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1950–2025136.5 (2025)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1879–20259,958 (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1963–202546.9 (2025)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1950–2025457.9 (2025)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1974–2024943.5 (2024)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1974–20245.03 (2024)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1950–202521.7 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1980–2023185.8 (2023)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1974–202441.7 (2024)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1980–20254,494 (2025)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp2000–20254,494 (2025)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP2000–202521.2 (2025)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1980–20254,920 (2025)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1980–202523.2 (2025)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1980–20253,958 (2025)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev2000–20253,958 (2025)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1980–20256,125 (2025)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP2000–202518.7 (2025)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1980–202528.9 (2025)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax1999–20221,348 (2022)
Central government tax revenueMillions of local currencycgovtax1999–20221,348 (2022)
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovtax_GDP1999–202210.6 (2022)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1980–2025-2.53 (2025)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP2000–2025-2.53 (2025)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef2000–2025-536.1 (2025)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1980–20250.14 (2025)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1980–202529.6 (2025)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1977–202555.7 (2025)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1995–202555.7 (2025)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1995–202511,812 (2025)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1977–202443.5 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1977–20248,152 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1977–202511,812 (2025)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1980–2025-536.1 (2025)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1980–202521.2 (2025)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1980–202518.7 (2025)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP1999–202210.6 (2022)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1989–202510.0 (2025)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM01995–20253,008 (2025)
M1Millions of local currencyM11995–20222,586 (2022)
M2Millions of local currencyM21995–20222,927 (2022)
M3Millions of local currencyM32001–20254,549 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1939–2025279.4 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1940–202511.0 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–20250.24 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1979–201713.5 (2017)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →