This page has economic forecasts for Sao Tome and Principe including a long-term outlook for the next decades, plus medium-term expectations for the next four quarters and short-term market predictions for the next release affecting the Sao Tome and Principe economy.


MARKETS Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Currency 21040.00
 21231 21425 21619 21816 22621
GDP Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
GDP Annual Growth Rate 3.90
percent		 4 4.2 4.5 4.7 5.3
GDP 0.39
USD Billion		 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
GDP per capita 1305.62
USD		 1314 1362 1362 1321 1317
GDP per capita PPP 3052.71
USD		 3072 3185 3185 3088 3080
LABOUR Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Unemployment Rate 13.50
percent		 13.5 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.5
Population 0.20
Million		 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
PRICES Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Inflation Rate 7.60
percent		 3.5 4 4.5 10.1 4.5
Inflation Rate Mom 1.50
percent		 0.57 0.63 0.62 0.62 0.62
Consumer Price Index Cpi 119.83
Index Points		 118 120 123 132 130
MONEY Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Interest Rate 9.00
percent		 9 9 9 9 10
Money Supply M0 1488.00
STD Million		 1488 1493 1497 1500 1523
Deposit Interest Rate 4.23
percent		 4.23 4.23 4.23 4.23 5.23
Money Supply M1 1825.00
STD Million		 1818 1859 1902 1943 2299
Money Supply M2 2270.00
STD Million		 2289 2339 2388 2436 2852
Money Supply M3 3015.00
STD Million		 3023 3070 3117 3162 3562
Foreign Exchange Reserves 181.55
STD Million		 185 189 189 189 189
TRADE Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Balance of Trade -31.33
USD Million		 -29.33 -31.11 -30.39 -30.57 -30.19
Exports 2.64
USD Million		 3.56 1.61 2.67 2.37 2.68
Imports 33.97
USD Million		 32.5 32.72 33.06 32.94 32.87
Current Account -73.15
USD Million		 -58.16 -54.75 -51.33 -47.92 -44.13
Current Account to GDP -24.70
percent		 -13 -15 -15 -15 -12
GOVERNMENT Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Government Debt to GDP 87.50
percent		 91 95 95 95 97
Government Budget -2.10
percent of GDP		 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1
BUSINESS Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Internet Speed 2686.81
KBps		 2668 2692 2681 2693 2692
IP Addresses 2079.00
IP		 2528 2691 2605 2562 2563
Ease of Doing Business 170.00
 172 170 169 168 168
Corruption Index 46.00
Points		 46 46 46 46 46
Corruption Rank 64.00
 64 64 64 64 64
CONSUMER Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Private Sector Credit 1997.39
STD Million		 2023 2009 2019 2013 2016
CLIMATE Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Temperature 25.06
celsius		 25.81 26.67 26.52 26.53 26.42



Sao Tome and Principe - Economic Forecasts - 2018-2020 Outlook