Sao Tome and Principe Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

20.77

Units In

USD Million

-10.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
20.77 Jan 2025	-40.65 Sep 2014	-13.85 USD Million	1999-2025	Central Bank of Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe runs systemic trade deficits due its dependency on imports of food (22 percent of total imports), capital equipment (21 percent) and fuel (15 percent). The main export is cocoa (79 percent of total exports). Others include: pepper, coconut and chocolate. Main trading partner is Portugal (53.6 of total imports and 5.7 percent of total exports), followed by France, Spain and Netherlands.