Natural resource rents, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Natural resource rents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0 units per person
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
14th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0 units per person
in 2003
All-time low
0 units per person
in 2021
Years of data
21
2001–2021

Natural resource rents, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2001–2021

00002001201120212001: 0 units per person2002: 0 units per person2003: 0 units per person2004: 0 units per person2005: 0 units per person2006: 0 units per person2007: 0 units per person2008: 0 units per person2009: 0 units per person2010: 0 units per person2011: 0 units per person2012: 0 units per person2013: 0 units per person2014: 0 units per person2015: 0 units per person2016: 0 units per person2017: 0 units per person2018: 0 units per person2019: 0 units per person2020: 0 units per person2021: 0 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2021, natural resource rents, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2021.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Natural resource rents, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2001 to 2021.
Year units per person Change
2001 0 units per person —
2002 0 units per person +5.0%
2003 0 units per person +21.9%
2004 0 units per person -25.5%
2005 0 units per person -12.4%
2006 0 units per person -4.6%
2007 0 units per person +31.7%
2008 0 units per person -5.1%
2009 0 units per person -2.5%
2010 0 units per person +10.8%
2011 0 units per person -5.8%
2012 0 units per person -2.1%
2013 0 units per person -14.2%
2014 0 units per person -10.4%
2015 0 units per person +10.0%
2016 0 units per person -5.6%
2017 0 units per person -5.3%
2018 0 units per person -27.0%
2019 0 units per person -13.7%
2020 0 units per person -5.0%
2021 0 units per person -6.8%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 21.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 10.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 9
2010s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2020s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 2

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 11 Mongolia 0 units per person compare
  2. 12 Eritrea 0 units per person compare
  3. 13 Libya 0 units per person compare
  4. 15 Gabon 0 units per person compare
  5. 16 Kuwait 0 units per person compare
  6. 17 Oman 0 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
Natural resource rents, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2003.
What is the lowest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2021.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for natural resource rents, per capita?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Natural resource rents, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Natural resource rents ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Natural resource rents, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.