Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 3.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Sao Tome and Principe, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 3.2% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.6% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 11.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2022.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 47th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.6% | — |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +212.5% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -54.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +68.6% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -45.9% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -48.8% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +64.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +212.5% | 3.2% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.0% | 7.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.2% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Sao Tome and Principe was 3.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2022.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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