International statistics Basic indicators: Sao Tome and Principe

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022960
GDP, current prices bn US$20240.8
GDP per capita, current prices US$20243,357
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20240.9
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %202414.4
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202313.7
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP20232.8
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202375.9
Population 1,0002023230.9
Population, female % of total202350.3
Population density inhab. per km22022236
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202338.3
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20233.9
Fertility rate, total births per woman20233.64
Life expectancy at birth - men years202366.2
Life expectancy at birth - women years202373.7
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20195
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants201929
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20239
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201731
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201625
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20211,571
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20235.0
Labour force participation rate %202423.5
Labour force 1,000202434
Self-employed persons %202343.0
Unemployment rate %20249.2
Youth unemployment rate %20248.6
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201748.6
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20232,580
Agricultural land % of land area202243.8
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202243.8
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area202222.1
Forest area % of land area202252.8
Import of goods, total bn US$20230.2
Export of goods, total bn US$20230.0
Import of goods from Germany mn US$20230.6
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20230.5
Exports of goods and services % of GDP201411.9
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201928
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2007259
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.92
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20230.8
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202363.5
Internet users per 100 inhab.202361.5
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20232.5
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202342.0

As at 22 May 2025

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