São Tomé and Príncipe vs United States: country comparison
A UN member state, or a continent's average.
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$
In US dollars, spent in each country.
$100 spent in São Tomé and Príncipe buys about what
$156
buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United States buys what $63.93 buys in São Tomé and Príncipe. Prices across São Tomé and Príncipe's economy average 64% of the United States', so a dollar goes 56% further in São Tomé and Príncipe.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
São Tomé and Príncipe
United States
Economy
Population
240,254
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$981 million
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$4,084
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$6,388
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
64%
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.56 in the US
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$5.97 a day2017 survey · $2,179 a year · consumption
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
São Tomé and Príncipe
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$1.53 billion
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
13.87São Tomé and Principe dobra
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$3,800
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$6,920
$89,490
World Bank income groups: São Tomé and Príncipe, lower middle income; United States, high income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.