Data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), Eritrea, Sao Tome and Principe 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2017)

Sao Tome and Pr...13.0

(2017)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...62
Eritrea69
Sao Tome and Pr...70

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1.2
Eritrea3,535,603
Sao Tome and Pr...235,536

(2024)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4
Eritrea1.9
Sao Tome and Pr...2.0

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Sub-Saharan Afr...-249,553
Eritrea-6,698
Sao Tome and Pr...-650

(2025)

Trend

No data available

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1,827.17
Eritrea2.07
Sao Tome and Pr...822,154,621

(2024)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1,576.7
Eritrea688.7
Sao Tome and Pr...3,490.6

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3.4
Eritrea8.7
Sao Tome and Pr...1.1

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2025)

Sub-Saharan Afr...5.9
Eritrea6.0
Sao Tome and Pr...9.1

(2025)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...4.2
Sao Tome and Pr...14.4

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3.2
Eritrea0.5
Sao Tome and Pr...9.7

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26.5
Eritrea8.6
Sao Tome and Pr...52.1

(2022)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...0.8
Eritrea0.2
Sao Tome and Pr...0.6

(2024)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...53.0
Eritrea54.4
Sao Tome and Pr...81.3

(2023)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3
Eritrea21
Sao Tome and Pr...2

(2021)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...4.1
Eritrea5.8
Sao Tome and Pr...0.2

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...28
Sao Tome and Pr...35

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2015)

Sub-Saharan Afr...9
Eritrea16
Sao Tome and Pr...3

(2015)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

No data available

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sao Tome and Pr...53.0

(2024)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2025)

Sub-Saharan Afr...37
Eritrea20
Sao Tome and Pr...61

(2025)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26
Eritrea22
Sao Tome and Pr...15

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.2
Eritrea1.9
Sao Tome and Pr...-2.0

(2024)

Trend
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Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe