Human capital per capita in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Human capital per capita was 16,522 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
16,522 current US$
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
88th
of 150 countries
All-time high
16,522 current US$
in 2020
All-time low
3,430 current US$
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1995–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k1995200720201995: 5.1k current US$1996: 6.6k current US$1997: 4.4k current US$1998: 3.4k current US$1999: 3.6k current US$2000: 3.5k current US$2001: 4.2k current US$2002: 4.6k current US$2003: 5.4k current US$2004: 5.9k current US$2005: 7.0k current US$2006: 7.0k current US$2007: 7.2k current US$2008: 8.3k current US$2009: 8.9k current US$2010: 8.2k current US$2011: 9.6k current US$2012: 9.5k current US$2013: 10.9k current US$2014: 11.6k current US$2015: 10.1k current US$2016: 11.1k current US$2017: 12.0k current US$2018: 13.9k current US$2019: 14.8k current US$2020: 16.5k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human capital per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 16,522 current US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 101.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 16,522 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,430 current US$, in 1998.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 88th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,641 current US$ 3,430 current US$ 6,591 current US$ 5
2000s 6,204 current US$ 3,547 current US$ 8,931 current US$ 10
2010s 11,180 current US$ 8,188 current US$ 14,823 current US$ 10
2020s 16,522 current US$ 16,522 current US$ 16,522 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 85 Philippines 17,577 current US$ compare
  2. 86 Kenya 17,076 current US$ compare
  3. 87 Albania 16,900 current US$ compare
  4. 89 Cote d'Ivoire 16,091 current US$ compare
  5. 90 Honduras 15,351 current US$ compare
  6. 91 Ukraine 14,934 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
Human capital per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 16,522 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 16,522 current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 3,430 current US$ in 1998.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for human capital per capita?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.8%. 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 Human capital per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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