Sao Tome and Principe — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Sao Tome and Principe, 1997–2025.
Inflation for Sao Tome and Principe was 11.05% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1997 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 50.49% in 1998. The lowest was 5.25% in 2015 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.11% per year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 21 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 11%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Sao Tome and Principe sits above it. It peaked in 1998 and has fallen 78% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 111%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 12 of 46 economies; Liberia (8.32%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 121% in 2022. That is 6% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 10th of 158 in 1997 → 21st of 163 in 2000 → 4th of 186 in 2010 → 19th of 178 in 2020 → 16th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1997 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.05% | -3.3 pp |
| 2024 | 14.35% | -6.9 pp |
| 2023 | 21.26% | +3.3 pp |
| 2022 | 18.01% | +9.9 pp |
| 2021 | 8.14% | -1.7 pp |
| 2020 | 9.82% | +2.1 pp |
| 2019 | 7.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 7.87% | +2.2 pp |
| 2017 | 5.69% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 5.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 5.25% | -1.8 pp |
| 2014 | 7% | -1.1 pp |
| 2013 | 8.11% | -2.5 pp |
| 2012 | 10.64% | -3.7 pp |
| 2011 | 14.33% | +1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 13.34% | -3.6 pp |
| 2009 | 16.96% | -15.0 pp |
| 2008 | 31.99% | +13.4 pp |
| 2007 | 18.55% | -4.5 pp |
| 2006 | 23.08% | +5.9 pp |
| 2005 | 17.15% | +3.9 pp |
| 2004 | 13.29% | +3.5 pp |
| 2003 | 9.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 10.13% | +0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 9.22% | -3.0 pp |
| 2000 | 12.21% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 12.73% | -37.8 pp |
| 1998 | 50.49% | +14.7 pp |
| 1997 | 35.82% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sao Tome and Principe’s Inflation in 1998?
50.49% (1998). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sao Tome and Principe’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1997 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -69.2% in total — about 4.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 11.05%; 2024: 14.35%; 2023: 21.26%; 2022: 18.01%; 2021: 8.14%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.