New businesses registered in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: New businesses registered was 268 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
268 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
162nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
360 number
in 2016
All-time low
264 number
in 2019
Years of data
8
2013–2020
New businesses registered in Sao Tome and Principe, 2013–2020
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 268 number for new businesses registered in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
New businesses registered in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 292 number | — |
| 2014 | 316 number | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 315 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 360 number | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 298 number | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 266 number | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 264 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 268 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 301.57 number | 264 number | 360 number | 7 |
| 2020s | 268 number | 268 number | 268 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 159 Seychelles 370 number compare
- 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 323 number compare
- 161 Antigua and Barbuda 275 number compare
- 163 Central African Republic 258 number compare
- 163 Vanuatu 258 number compare
- 165 Grenada 217 number 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 new businesses registered in Sao Tome and Principe?
- New businesses registered in Sao Tome and Principe was 268 number in 2020, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 360 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 264 number in 2019.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for new businesses registered?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd out of 176 countries with data for 2020.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New businesses registered (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.