Crops and livestock products — Agricultural trade openness index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Crops and livestock products — Agricultural trade openness index was 0.11 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crops and livestock products — Agricultural trade openness index in Sao Tome and Principe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2023, crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.11. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.22 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 2023.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 43rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Crops and livestock products — Agricultural trade openness index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.22 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.19 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.16 | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.19 | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.16 | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.14 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.11 | -15.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.11 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.09, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.09, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.168 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.125 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More agriculture & rural data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 497.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.11 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 in 2010.
- What is the lowest crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 43rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crops and livestock products — agricultural trade openness index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crops and livestock products — Agricultural trade openness index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK