This book about the economy of São Tomé and Príncipe from the 1970s to the 2010s. Source data from UN Data.
Size. In the 2010s, the gross domestic product of São Tomé and Príncipe was equal to $321.7 million per year; the value of agriculture was $37.0 million; the value of industry was $30.7 million. Since the share in the world is less than .01%, the country is classified as a micro economy.
Productivity. In the 2010s, the gross domestic product per capita was $1 627.1, the value of agriculture per capita was $187.1, the value of industry per capita was $155.5. Since the productivity is less the average below average, the economy is classified as least developed.
Growth. In the 2010s, the growth of GDP was 4.2%; the growth of agriculture was 1.1%; the growth of industry was 3.3%.
Structure. In the 2010s, the economy of São Tomé and Príncipe consisted of: trade (31.4%), services (29.0%), transportation (12.0%), agriculture (11.8%), industry (9.8%), and construction (6.0%).
Exports and imports. In the 2010s, the imports were 2.8 times higher than the exports, the net imports were equal to 34.2% of the GDP. The technological structure of exports are not better than the structure of imports.
Consumption and reproduction. The attitude of reproduction to the consumption is better than the global average, so the share of GDP in the world will increase.