Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 95.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 95.8% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 95.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91.3%, in 2009.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 91.3% | — |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 95.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 95.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.3%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.3% | 91.3% | 91.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.1% | 95.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 96 Libya 96.2% compare
- 97 Belize 96.2% compare
- 98 Puerto Rico 96.1% compare
- 100 Seychelles 95.8% compare
- 101 Ukraine 95.6% compare
- 102 Micronesia, Federated States of 95.6% compare
More private sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 37.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 183.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 98.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 38.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 158.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sao Tome and Principe was 95.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.3% in 2009.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.