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São Tomé & Príncipe — Trade & Compliance

São Tomé & Príncipe's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

1
cargo treaties
9.99%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLower middle income
Member ofAFCFTAAUEMEAIMFSSAUNWCO
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Pakistan20.5%
  2. 2Netherlands17.3%
  3. 3France14.0%
  4. 4Poland13.6%
  5. 5Germany10.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1Portugal44.5%
  2. 2China14.4%
  3. 3Angola13.9%
  4. 4Japan7.2%
  5. 5Türkiye3.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Cocoa43.5%
  2. 2Animal/vegetable fats & oils13.9%
  3. 3Mineral fuels & oils13.1%
  4. 4Ships & boats9.3%
  5. 5Vehicles5.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils12.5%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances9.8%
  3. 3Ships & boats7.5%
  4. 4Electrical machinery6.3%
  5. 5Beverages & spirits6.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Pakistan+20.46pp
  2. 2Germany+6.08pp
  3. 3Poland+5.29pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Portugal−8.68pp
  2. 2Cameroon−4.86pp
  3. 3France−4.65pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils+12.96pp
  2. 2Ships & boats+9.00pp
  3. 3Cocoa+6.44pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Animal/vegetable fats & oils−18.08pp
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances−8.84pp
  3. 3Electrical machinery−1.96pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024

International Cargo Treaties

  • ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1990176 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 1 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
STN
Dobra
ISO numeric 9302 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
9.99%
simple average (2019)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Plantains and cooking bananas
41.2K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 49 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0↗
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open↗
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0↗
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open↗
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
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