Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States) was 13.63 constant US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in constant US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 13.63 constant US$, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 74.92 constant US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.63 constant US$, in 2025.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 227th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.69 constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 58.06 constant US$ | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 59.25 constant US$ | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 59.71 constant US$ | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 59.83 constant US$ | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 60.46 constant US$ | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.94 constant US$ | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 62.42 constant US$ | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 65.62 constant US$ | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 74.92 constant US$ | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 62.36 constant US$ | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 41 constant US$ | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 37.81 constant US$ | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 40.03 constant US$ | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 34.71 constant US$ | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 40.69 constant US$ | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 41.03 constant US$ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 40.36 constant US$ | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 41.36 constant US$ | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 41.79 constant US$ | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.69 constant US$ | -55.3% |
| 2021 | 17.74 constant US$ | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 17.33 constant US$ | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 16.5 constant US$ | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 13.71 constant US$ | -16.9% |
| 2025 | 13.63 constant US$ | -0.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 13.63 constant US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 218.57 constant US$, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 13.63 constant US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 132.65 constant US$, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States) in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -55.3% | 41.79 constant US$ | 18.69 constant US$ |
| 2011 | -34.3% | 62.36 constant US$ | 41 constant US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.19 constant US$ | 58.06 constant US$ | 74.92 constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.11 constant US$ | 34.71 constant US$ | 62.36 constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.27 constant US$ | 13.63 constant US$ | 18.69 constant US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 224 Yemen 20.24 constant US$ compare
- 225 Micronesia (Federated States of) 15.94 constant US$ compare
- 226 Gambia 14.3 constant US$ compare
- 228 South Sudan 11.57 constant US$ compare
- 229 Somalia 11.47 constant US$ compare
More development goals data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Red List Index 0.7187 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.33 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 60 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 42 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Manufacturing value added per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 13.63 constant US$ in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 74.92 constant US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.63 constant US$ in 2025.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for manufacturing value added per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 227th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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