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Sao Tome and Principe
We offer a data-driven country report for Sao Tome and Principe that explores inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of The Economist) which gives a rough idea of purchasing power parity. Other authoritative sources include The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The World Bank, and The International Money Fund. Visit us regularly for updates and new sources of key economic information on Sao Tome and Principe.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Its population in 2018 was 208,818 [1]
In 2015, 41.06% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2021, its GDP grew by 1.80% [2]
In 2021 it had a negative Current
Account Balance of US$bn 0.05 [3]
Its unemployment rate in 2021 was 0.00% [3]
What free trade areas or economic unions is it a member of?
Member of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) since 01/04/2019
Other members:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe
What trade deals are there between African Continental Free Trade Area and other countries and economic unions?
None
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None
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Trade with the United Kingdom
Source: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2022.
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