Economy · GDP per capita · São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe’s GDP per capita rose to $4,084 in 2025.
$4,084
2025
Up $581.8 from 2024.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
$4,084
What it is. GDP per capita divides the value of everything an economy produces in a year by its population, here measured in current US dollars. Because it is converted at prevailing exchange rates, the figure moves with the dobra's value against the dollar as well as with real output. It is an average, so it says nothing about how income is shared between households, and it leaves out unpaid work and informal activity that goes uncounted.
Higher is better. A higher figure means more output per person, which gives households and the state more to spend, save and tax. The latest figure, $4,084 for 2025, is up from $3,503 a year earlier, a rise of 16.6%. It is the highest in the window since 2016, when the figure stood at its lowest, $1,435. The 2025 level is therefore well above two and a half times the 2016 level.
Why it matters. For a small island economy that depends heavily on imports, a figure of $4,084 means more dollar income per person to pay for fuel, food and equipment that arrive from abroad. The government's revenue base and its capacity to service external obligations also grow when dollar output per person rises. The average still hides large differences between households, so living standards will vary widely around it.
| Period | GDP per capita · São Tomé and Príncipe |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $1,435 |
| 2017 | $1,556 |
| 2018 | $1,826 |
| 2019 | $1,935 |
| 2020 | $2,167 |
| 2021 | $2,363 |
| 2022 | $2,390 |
| 2023 | $2,991 |
| 2024 | $3,503 |
| 2025 | $4,084 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, GDP per capita, São Tomé and Príncipe, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/gdp-per-capita/sao-tome-and-principe
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Gross domestic product per person at current US dollars. Unit: USD.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.