Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 98.21%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 160. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 0.39 pp.
1999–2023 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 98.21 | +0.21 pp |
| 2022 | 98 | +3.18 pp |
| 2021 | 94.82 | +6.04 pp |
| 2020 | 88.78 | +1.02 pp |
| 2019 | 87.76 | +13.49 pp |
| 2018 | 74.27 | −11.14 pp |
| 2017 | 85.4 | −3.04 pp |
| 2016 | 88.45 | −4.81 pp |
| 2015 | 93.26 | −3.76 pp |
| 2014 | 97.01 | +11.73 pp |
| 2013 | 85.28 | −1.96 pp |
| 2012 | 87.25 | −8.71 pp |
| 2011 | 95.96 | +1.34 pp |
| 2010 | 94.62 | +2.17 pp |
| 2009 | 92.45 | −0.04 pp |
| 2008 | 92.49 | −2.52 pp |
| 2007 | 95.01 | +0.48 pp |
| 2006 | 94.53 | −0.34 pp |
| 2005 | 94.87 | +0.54 pp |
| 2004 | 94.32 | −0.59 pp |
| 2003 | 94.92 | −1.71 pp |
| 2002 | 96.63 | −1.36 pp |
| 2001 | 97.99 | +1.07 pp |
| 2000 | 96.92 | −1.68 pp |
| 1999 | 98.6 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Sao Tome and Principe
98.21
Cameroon
22.85
Central African Republic
1.35
Gabon
0.94
Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.63
Angola
0.45
Republic of the Congo
0.17
The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.
Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of merchandise exports is cotton, rubber, timber, hides and other non-food raw materials.
Trade Food imports (% of merchandise imports)What part of merchandise imports a country spends on food — a measure of food dependence.
Economy Agriculture value addedHow much agriculture, forestry and fishing create in money terms.
Agriculture Cereal productionThe gross harvest of cereal crops, in tonnes.