São Tomé & Príncipe
GDP growth in São Tomé & Príncipe
GDP growth in São Tomé & Príncipe: -1.1% a year in 1980 and 1.5% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 1.5% a year
- Since 1980
- +2.6 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 2.8% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.8% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 9.3% a year in 1985, the lowest -10.3% a year in 1981.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | São Tomé & Príncipe |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 5.2 |
| 2015 | 1.5 |
| 2014 | 4.9 |
| 2013 | 5.1 |
| 2012 | 2.9 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1.4 |
| 2009 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | 8.2 |
| 2007 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | 9.1 |
| 2005 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | 2.4 |
| 2001 | 2.4 |
| 2000 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 2.5 |
| 1998 | 2.5 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1.5 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2.2 |
| 1993 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | 0.7 |
| 1991 | 1.2 |
| 1990 | -2.2 |
| 1989 | 3.1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1987 | -2.9 |
| 1986 | -5.8 |
| 1985 | 9.3 |
| 1984 | -6 |
| 1983 | -3.9 |
| 1982 | 3.1 |
| 1981 | -10.3 |
| 1980 | -1.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | São Tomé & Príncipe |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0.4 |
| 2027 | 1.9 |
| 2028 | 2.6 |
| 2029 | 2.8 |
| 2030 | 2.8 |
| 2031 | 2.8 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
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