Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 28.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 28.5 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 34.8% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 28.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.68, in 2015.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.76 | — |
| 2001 | 20.57 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 21.21 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 22.73 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 25.07 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 26.76 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 22.83 | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 21.1 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 19.53 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 17.79 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 15.66 | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 16.53 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 15.36 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 17.75 | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 17.86 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.68 | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 15.27 | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 17.28 | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 17.22 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.16 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 18.94 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 21.8 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 21.14 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 28.5 | +34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.93 | 17.79 | 26.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.47 | 13.68 | 18.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6 | 18.94 | 28.5 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,004 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.02 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Sao Tome and Principe was 28.5 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.68 in 2015.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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