Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency was 0.0299 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0299 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 421.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0324 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 50th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +76.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +76.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +91.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +87.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +129.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -85.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +1276.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0299 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.028 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0299 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.028 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 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 | +1276.2% | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0202 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 47 Haiti 0.0367 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Gabon 0.0336 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Congo 0.0329 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Thailand 0.0299 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Cameroon 0.0298 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 0.0283 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 28.74 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 211 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.85 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0.0001 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 0.4488 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0.0019 units per square kilometre (2019)
- Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices -44.56 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0299 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0324 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 421.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.