Natural resource rents in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Natural resource rents was 1.88 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.88
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
101st
of 211 countries
All-time high
4.01
in 2003
All-time low
1.88
in 2021
Years of data
21
2001–2021

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

012342001201120212001: 32002: 3.22003: 42004: 3.12005: 2.72006: 2.72007: 3.62008: 3.52009: 3.52010: 42011: 3.82012: 3.82013: 3.32014: 32015: 3.42016: 3.32017: 3.22018: 2.32019: 22020: 22021: 1.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 1.88 for natural resource rents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 4.01 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.88, in 2021.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 101st out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.26 2.68 4.01 9
2010s 3.22 2.05 3.97 10
2020s 1.93 1.88 1.98 2

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 98 Philippines 1.97 compare
  2. 99 Guatemala 1.93 compare
  3. 100 Uruguay 1.93 compare
  4. 102 Belarus 1.86 compare
  5. 103 Thailand 1.82 compare
  6. 104 Serbia 1.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Sao Tome and Principe?
Natural resource rents in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.88 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 4.01 in 2003.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 1.88 in 2021.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for natural resource rents?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 101st out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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