Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Sao Tome and Principe

Imports of goods and services in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 326,819,594 US$. Ranked 136 in the world out of 138. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 173.8%.

2025 327M US$ +37.95% vs 2024
World rank 136of 138
Period maximum 327M US$2025
Period minimum 119M US$2008

Trend over time

2008–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2025100M200M300M400M20082010201220142016201820202022202420252008: 119,354,263 US$2009: 125,179,690 US$2010: 140,354,602 US$2011: 169,984,127 US$2012: 165,932,208 US$2013: 179,828,736 US$2014: 251,329,897 US$2015: 205,273,467 US$2016: 200,118,113 US$2017: 211,851,304 US$2018: 223,194,951 US$2019: 210,019,963 US$2020: 179,321,475 US$2021: 224,643,923 US$2022: 245,093,474 US$2023: 225,991,875 US$2024: 236,910,675 US$2025: 326,819,594 US$
Change over the period: +207M (+173.82%) Average annual rate: 6.1 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 327M US$
World 33.73T US$
Middle Africa computed 88.2B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.62T US$
Imports of goods and services — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 327M +89.91M +37.95%
2024 237M +10.92M +4.83%
2023 226M −19.1M −7.79%
2022 245M +20.45M +9.1%
2021 225M +45.32M +25.27%
2020 179M −30.7M −14.62%
2019 210M −13.17M −5.9%
2018 223M +11.34M +5.35%
2017 212M +11.73M +5.86%
2016 200M −5.16M −2.51%
2015 205M −46.06M −18.33%
2014 251M +71.5M +39.76%
2013 180M +13.9M +8.37%
2012 166M −4.05M −2.38%
2011 170M +29.63M +21.11%
2010 140M +15.17M +12.12%
2009 125M +5.83M +4.88%
2008 119M

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.