Import volume index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Import volume index was 96.2 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import volume index in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import volume index in Sao Tome and Principe is 96.2 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 116.7 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39 2015 = 100, in 2005.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import volume index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 56.4 2015 = 100 | +44.6% |
| 2007 | 58.9 2015 = 100 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 68.3 2015 = 100 | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 73.5 2015 = 100 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 74.4 2015 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85.8 2015 = 100 | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 85.5 2015 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 100.9 2015 = 100 | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 114.5 2015 = 100 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 99.9 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 114.6 2015 = 100 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 109.4 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 111.2 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 106.9 2015 = 100 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 113.7 2015 = 100 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 116.7 2015 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 110.1 2015 = 100 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 96.2 2015 = 100 | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.22 2015 = 100 | 39 2015 = 100 | 73.5 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.62 2015 = 100 | 74.4 2015 = 100 | 114.6 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.72 2015 = 100 | 96.2 2015 = 100 | 116.7 2015 = 100 | 5 |
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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 import volume index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Import volume index in Sao Tome and Principe was 96.2 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 116.7 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for import volume index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.