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Sao Tome and Principe: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

137 / 138

Importer Rank

138 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

47 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $19,174,845
Total Imports (2021) $166,275,006
Trade Balance (2021) ($147,100,161)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2014) [2] 11.9%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2014) [2] 51.16%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Netherlands $8,641,395
Belgium $4,077,334
Portugal $2,511,956
Germany $1,735,756
Cameroon $812,274
Senegal $471,298
France $239,179
Gabon $142,582
Spain $120,628
Angola $91,310

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Portugal $81,894,455
Angola $19,902,136
Togo $15,580,979
China $11,933,665
Japan $5,093,755
Turkey $3,475,302
Belgium $3,237,077
United States $2,954,367
Brazil $2,821,190
Spain $2,380,679

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(18) Cocoa $11,598,030
(15) Fats & Oils $6,312,475
(88) Aircraft $457,474
(09) Coffee & Spices $185,471
(84) Industrial Machinery $150,143
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $77,291
(85) Electrical Machinery $55,016
(08) Fruit & Nuts $51,911
(30) Pharmaceuticals $44,254
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $42,244

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $32,665,021
(22) Beverages $13,283,400
(85) Electrical Machinery $11,123,581
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $10,211,442
(84) Industrial Machinery $9,301,857
(10) Cereals $7,986,390
(11) Milling Products $5,889,068
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $5,449,316
(02) Meat $4,140,041
(39) Plastics $4,008,572

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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