Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sao Tome and Principe's current account (% gdp) stands at -9.33% as of 2025-12-31, down from -6.32% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1974 to 2025 (46 observations).
In 2025, Sao Tome and Principe's current account (% gdp) was -9.33%, down from -6.32% in 2024.
In 2024, Sao Tome and Principe's current account (% gdp) was -6.32%, up from -11.17% in 2023.
In 2023, Sao Tome and Principe's current account (% gdp) was -11.17%, up from -18.19% in 2022.
In 2022, Sao Tome and Principe's current account (% gdp) was -18.19%, down from -18.16% in 2021.
In 2021, Sao Tome and Principe's current account (% gdp) was -18.16%, down from -12.65% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -9.33% | -3.02% |
| 2024 | -6.32% | +4.86% |
| 2023 | -11.17% | +7.02% |
| 2022 | -18.19% | -0.0283% |
| 2021 | -18.16% | -5.52% |
| 2020 | -12.65% | +9.15% |
| 2019 | -21.8% | -2.22% |
| 2018 | -19.58% | +3.14% |
| 2017 | -22.72% | -1.68% |
| 2016 | -21.04% | +5.38% |
| 2015 | -26.42% | +9.04% |
| 2014 | -35.46% | -5.03% |
| 2013 | -30.43% | +12.67% |
| 2012 | -43.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | -46.7% | -0.6158% |
| 2010 | -46.09% | -6.83% |
| 2009 | -39.26% | +10.47% |
| 2008 | -49.73% | -6.59% |
| 2007 | -43.14% | -2.76% |
| 2006 | -40.38% | -13.86% |
| 2005 | -26.53% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | -32.33% | -4.57% |
| 2003 | -27.75% | +3.47% |
| 2002 | -31.22% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | -35.53% | -9.18% |
| 2000 | -26.35% | -3.99% |
| 1999 | -22.36% | -7.86% |
| 1998 | -14.5% | -7.65% |
| 1997 | -6.85% | +3.24% |
| 1990 | -10.09% | +1.44% |
| 1989 | -11.54% | -0.6552% |
| 1988 | -10.88% | +0.3124% |
| 1987 | -11.19% | +5.06% |
| 1986 | -16.25% | +3.01% |
| 1985 | -19.26% | -5.18% |
| 1984 | -14.08% | -2.32% |
| 1983 | -11.76% | +19.3% |
| 1982 | -31.06% | -9.06% |
| 1981 | -22% | -22.83% |
| 1980 | 0.8276% | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 13.23% | +2.93% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | -6.15% |
| 1977 | 16.45% | +17.47% |
| 1976 | -1.02% | -0.7773% |
| 1975 | -0.2394% | -10.19% |
| 1974 | 9.95% | — |
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Sao Tome and Principe's current account (% gdp) is -9.33% as of 2025-12-31, compared with -6.32% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 16.45% (1977); the lowest is -49.73% (2008), across data from 1974 to 2025.
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