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Least Developed Country Category: São Tomé and Príncipe Profile

* Data from the 2024 triennial review

São Tomé and Príncipe Country Profile in PDF

LDC status

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Inclusion: 1982

Graduation: 13 December 2024

Reports and resolutions

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Inclusion

CDP reports: , , 1981,
ECOSOC resolutions: E/1980/161, E/1982/41, E/1982/106
GA resolutions: ,

Graduation

CDP reports: ,
ECOSOC resolution:
GA resolution:
Impact assessment: 2018
Vulnerability profile: 2018
Country statement: 2018 CDP EGM
Monitoring reports: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Gross national income (GNI) per capita*

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Value:

$ 2,271

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Thresholds

Inclusion: $ 1,088
Graduation: $ 1,306

Human assets index (HAI)*

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Index:

91.4

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Thresholds

Inclusion: 60 or below
Graduation: 66 or above

HAI indicators

Under-five mortality rate
Lower secondary education completion rate
stat Value: 14.5 stat Value: 87.4
Index: 97.3 Index: 86.0
Source: UN IAG for Child Mortality Estimation Source: UNESCO
Prevalence of stunting
Adult literacy rate
stat Value: 10.0 stat Value: 93.8
Index: 85.0 Index: 91.7
Source: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Source: UNESCO
Maternal Mortality Rate
Gender parity index for lower secondary education completion
stat Value: 146 stat Value: 1.1
Index: 88.2 Index: 100.0
Source: UN IAG for Maternal Mortality Source: UNESCO

Economic and environmental vulnerability index (EVI)*

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Index:

40.0

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Thresholds

Inclusion: 36 or above
Graduation: 32 or below

EVI indicators

Share of agriculture, forestry and fishing in GDP
Share of population in low elevated coastal zones
stat Value: 13.4 stat Value: 21.8
Index: 11.0 Index: 62.4
Source: UN/DESA, Statistics Division Source: CIESIN
Remoteness and landlockedness
Share of population living in drylands
stat Value: 52.8 stat Value: 0.0
Index: 53.5 Index: 0.0
Source: CDP Secretariat Source: CDP Secretariat
Merchandise export concentration
Instability of agricultural production
stat Value: 7.8 stat Value: 4.4
Index: 63.8 Index: 15.8
Source: UNCTAD Source: FAO
Instability of exports of goods and services
Victims of disasters
stat Value: 9.1 stat Value: 6.60
Index: 18.1 Index: 85.6
Source: UN/DESA, Statistics Division Source: UNDRR

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