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Sao Tome and Principe Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Sao Tome and Principe monthly trade data

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Sao Tome and Principe

Overall Exports and Imports for Sao Tome and Principe 2023

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 17 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 184 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 261 products are exported to 27 countries and 2,490 products are imported from 76 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Sao Tome and Principe along with trade value are:

  • Sao Tome and Principe exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 10,050.76 (US$ Thousands).
  • Sao Tome and Principe exported Crude palm oil , worth 5,475.62 (US$ Thousands).
  • Sao Tome and Principe exported Fruits of genus Capiscum or Pimenta, dried, cru , worth 118.79 (US$ Thousands).
  • Sao Tome and Principe exported Chocolate, etc, containing cocoa in blocks, sla , worth 109.83 (US$ Thousands).
  • Sao Tome and Principe exported Crude coconut (copra) oil and fractions thereof , worth 100.77 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Sao Tome and Principe along with trade value are

  • Sao Tome and Principe imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 52,230.84 (US$ Thousands).
  • Sao Tome and Principe imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 14,978.40 (US$ Thousands).
  • Sao Tome and Principe imported Generating sets,diesel or semi-diesel engines,o , worth 5,523.45 (US$ Thousands).
  • Sao Tome and Principe imported Wheat or meslin flour , worth 4,342.11 (US$ Thousands).
  • Sao Tome and Principe imported Portland cement (excl. white) , worth 3,714.74 (US$ Thousands).

Sao Tome and Principe top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

The top five countries to which Sao Tome and Principe exported 2023 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Sao Tome and Principe exports to Netherlands worth US$ 10 million, with a partner share of 60.32 percent.
  2. Sao Tome and Principe exports to Belgium worth US$ 3 million, with a partner share of 20.66 percent.
  3. Sao Tome and Principe exports to Portugal worth US$ 1 million, with a partner share of 4.74 percent.
  4. Sao Tome and Principe exports to Germany worth US$ 1 million, with a partner share of 3.22 percent.
  5. Sao Tome and Principe exports to Spain worth US$ 1 million, with a partner share of 3.15 percent.

The top five countries to which Sao Tome and Principe imported goods 2023 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Sao Tome and Principe imports from Portugal worth US$ 66 million, with a partner share of 36.18 percent.
  2. Sao Tome and Principe imports from Togo worth US$ 29 million, with a partner share of 15.65 percent.
  3. Sao Tome and Principe imports from Angola worth US$ 25 million, with a partner share of 13.71 percent.
  4. Sao Tome and Principe imports from Japan worth US$ 10 million, with a partner share of 5.58 percent.
  5. Sao Tome and Principe imports from Turkey worth US$ 10 million, with a partner share of 5.22 percent.

Sao Tome and Principe Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2019

Tariffs imposed by Sao Tome and Principe in 2019 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 20.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 10.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 9.97.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 3,402.78 and duty free tariff line items share is 1.67.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI)

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year is not available.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year is not available.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is not available.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is not available.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Sao Tome and Principe World Development Indicators (WDI) 2023

Key Development Indicators of Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 are below

 WDI

Sao Tome and Principe Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Sao Tome and Principe is 170.
  • The trade across border rank is 124.
 Doing Business

Sao Tome and Principe Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 4.
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Sao Tome and PrincipeLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Sao Tome and Principe in 2016 is 2.33.
  • The LPI rank is 133.
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Sao Tome and Principe Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Sao Tome and Principe is not available.
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