Sao Tome and Principe recorded a Current Account deficit of 24.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2015. Current Account to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe averaged -30.50 percent from 2001 until 2015, reaching an all time high of -14.10 percent in 2003 and a record low of -43 percent in 2011.

Current Account to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe is expected to be -12.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sao Tome and Principe Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -9.00 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Sao Tome and Principe Current Account to GDP

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-24.70 -31.70 -14.10 -43.00 2001 - 2015 percent Yearly


Sao Tome and Principe Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.

Sao Tome and Principe Trade Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -26.40 -30.40 -1.55 -40.65 USD Million [+]
Current Account -62.67 -78.60 8.70 -103.94 USD Million [+]
Imports 27.48 32.92 42.28 3.23 USD Million [+]
Exports 1.06 2.56 6.43 0.10 USD Million [+]