Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9
in 2025
All-time low
1
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Sao Tome and Principe, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - number of sources in Sao Tome and Principe is 9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1996.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +12.5% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.33 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - number of sources in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in Sao Tome and Principe was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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