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São Tomé and Príncipe · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

127th of 182 · 9th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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GNI per capitaSão Tomé and Príncipe's gni per capita rose from US$840 in 1996 to US$3,800 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$0US$1kUS$2kUS$3kUS$4kUS$3,800

São Tomé and Príncipe's gni per capita rose from US$840 in 1996 to US$3,800 in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

139th of 181 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)São Tomé and Príncipe's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $1,530 in 1996 to intl $6,920 in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $0intl $2kintl $4kintl $6kintl $8kintl $6,920

São Tomé and Príncipe's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $1,530 in 1996 to intl $6,920 in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

95th of 129 · 9th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)São Tomé and Príncipe's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$1,349 in 2008 to US$1,787 in 2025.2010201520202025US$1.2kUS$1.4kUS$1.6kUS$1.8kUS$1,787

São Tomé and Príncipe's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$1,349 in 2008 to US$1,787 in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

60th of 78 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Gini indexSão Tomé and Príncipe's gini index rose from 32.1 in 2000 to 40.7 in 2017.20002005201020153032343638404240.7

São Tomé and Príncipe's gini index rose from 32.1 in 2000 to 40.7 in 2017.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

66th of 78 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Income share held by highest 10%São Tomé and Príncipe's income share held by highest 10% rose from 24.5 % in 2000 to 32.8 % in 2017.200020052010201522%24%26%28%30%32%34%32.8 %

São Tomé and Príncipe's income share held by highest 10% rose from 24.5 % in 2000 to 32.8 % in 2017.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

46th of 78 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Income share held by lowest 20%São Tomé and Príncipe's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 8.0 % in 2000 to 6.4 % in 2017.20002005201020156%7%8%9%6.4 %

São Tomé and Príncipe's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 8.0 % in 2000 to 6.4 % in 2017.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

72nd of 78 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Extreme povertySão Tomé and Príncipe's extreme poverty fell from 17.3 % in 2000 to 13.0 % in 2017.200020052010201512%14%16%18%20%13.0 %

São Tomé and Príncipe's extreme poverty fell from 17.3 % in 2000 to 13.0 % in 2017.

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