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GDP growth rate in São Tomé & Príncipe

Latest: 1.0%
Previous: 1.5%
Change: -0.45 (-30.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

GDP growth rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for GDP growth rate in São Tomé & Príncipe
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	5.4%
Dec 31, 1972	2.3%
Dec 31, 1973	1.6%
Dec 31, 1974	5.7%
Dec 31, 1975	5.4%
Dec 31, 1976	1.6%
Dec 31, 1977	23.4%
Dec 31, 1978	2.9%
Dec 31, 1979	16.3%
Dec 31, 1980	-1.1%
Dec 31, 1981	-10.3%
Dec 31, 1982	3.1%
Dec 31, 1983	-3.9%
Dec 31, 1984	-6.0%
Dec 31, 1985	9.3%
Dec 31, 1986	-5.8%
Dec 31, 1987	-2.9%
Dec 31, 1988	2.0%
Dec 31, 1989	3.1%
Dec 31, 1990	-2.2%
Dec 31, 1991	1.2%
Dec 31, 1992	0.7%
Dec 31, 1993	1.1%
Dec 31, 1994	2.2%
Dec 31, 1995	2.0%
Dec 31, 1996	1.5%
Dec 31, 1997	1.0%
Dec 31, 1998	2.5%
Dec 31, 1999	2.5%
Dec 31, 2000	0.4%
Dec 31, 2001	3.1%
Dec 31, 2002	3.4%
Dec 31, 2003	8.3%
Dec 31, 2004	3.5%
Dec 31, 2005	6.6%
Dec 31, 2006	8.9%
Dec 31, 2007	3.6%
Dec 31, 2008	6.2%
Dec 31, 2009	3.3%
Dec 31, 2010	1.4%
Dec 31, 2011	2.0%
Dec 31, 2012	2.9%
Dec 31, 2013	5.1%
Dec 31, 2014	4.9%
Dec 31, 2015	1.5%
Dec 31, 2016	5.2%
Dec 31, 2017	4.1%
Dec 31, 2018	4.4%
Dec 31, 2019	2.0%
Dec 31, 2020	2.6%
Dec 31, 2021	1.9%
Dec 31, 2022	0.2%
Dec 31, 2023	0.4%
Dec 31, 2024	1.5%
Dec 31, 2025	1.0%

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