Economy · Brief
São Tomé and Príncipe Announces Another Delay in Arrival of Oil Tanker
The Minister of Economy and Finance now targets 20 or 21 October. The cargo still has to be completed in Lomé and then in Cotonou, while shortages persist.
Country
Sao Tomé-et-Principe
Sao Tomé-et-Principe in figures
GDP growth
2.1%
2025 · 2026 : 3.4% (projection)
Inflation
0.9%
2025 · 2026 : 9.6% (projection)
Public debt
55.7%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 50.4% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-2.5%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : +1.0% (projection)
Current account balance
-6.3%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -4.7% (projection)
Nominal GDP
1.0 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 1.2 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
4,085 USD
2025 · 2026 : 4,739 USD (projection)
Population
240,254
2025
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
Voir les données
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,5 | — |
| 2016 | 5,2 | — |
| 2017 | 4,1 | — |
| 2018 | 4,4 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 2,6 | — |
| 2021 | 1,9 | — |
| 2022 | 0,2 | — |
| 2023 | 0,4 | — |
| 2024 | 1,1 | — |
| 2025 | 2,1 | 2,1 |
| 2026 | — | 3,4 |
| 2027 | — | 3,9 |
| 2028 | — | 3,3 |
| 2029 | — | 3,3 |
| 2030 | — | 3,3 |
| 2031 | — | 3,2 |
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
Voir les données
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6,1 | — |
| 2016 | 5,4 | — |
| 2017 | 5,7 | — |
| 2018 | 7,9 | — |
| 2019 | 7,7 | — |
| 2020 | 9,8 | — |
| 2021 | 8,1 | — |
| 2022 | 18,1 | — |
| 2023 | 21,1 | — |
| 2024 | 14,4 | — |
| 2025 | 0,9 | 0,9 |
| 2026 | — | 9,6 |
| 2027 | — | 7,9 |
| 2028 | — | 5,9 |
| 2029 | — | 5 |
| 2030 | — | 5 |
| 2031 | — | 5 |
- Access to electricity
- 78% (2024)
- Internet users
- 59% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment
- +10.5% (2025)
- Personal remittances
- 3.7% (2025)
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.