Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sao Tome and Principe is 2.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 6.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2006.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -40.5% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -32.5% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +54.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -45.4% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +46.4% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +139.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +123.6% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -27.4% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -44.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +47.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 2.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 7.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 2.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sao Tome and Principe was 2.1% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2006.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).