CFI Data on Sao Tome and Principe
We offer a data-driven country report for Sao Tome and Principe that explores inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of The Economist) which gives a rough idea of purchasing power parity. Other authoritative sources include The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The World Bank, and The International Money Fund. Visit us regularly for updates and new sources of key economic information on Sao Tome and Principe.
Trade agreement information for Sao Tome and Principe
Does Sao Tome and Principe belong to any economic unions or free trade areas?
Member of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) since 01/04/2019
Other members:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe
What bilateral trade deals are there between Sao Tome and Principe and other countries and economic unions?
None
Trade between Sao Tome and Principe and the United Kingdom
Source: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2019.
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Its population in 2018 was 208,818 [1]
In 2015, 41.06% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2018, its GDP grew by 2.66% [2]
In 2018 it had a negative Current
Account Balance of US$bn0.03 [3]
Its unemployment rate in 2018 was 11.72% [3]
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