Sao Tome and Principe Imports

Imports to Sao Tome and Principe surged 6.2 percent year-on-year to USD 34.3 million in Q4 2018, boosted by purchases of petroleum products (51.8 percent) and consumer goods (2.4 percent). On the other hand, imports fell for capital goods (-12 percent) and others (-4.8 percent). Imports in Sao Tome and Principe averaged 21.84 USD Million from 1999 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 42.28 USD Million in the third quarter of 2014 and a record low of 3.23 USD Million in the second quarter of 1999.

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Sao Tome and Principe Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	-30.19	-30.74	-1.55	-40.65	USD Million	[+]
Current Account	-73.15	-61.49	8.70	-103.94	USD Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-24.70	-31.70	-14.10	-43.00	percent	[+]
Imports	34.32	32.52	42.28	3.23	USD Million	[+]
Exports	4.10	1.80	4.64	0.10	USD Million	[+]

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Sao Tome and Principe main imports are: food (22 percent of total imports), capital equipment (21 percent) and fuel (15 percent). Others include: construction materials and beverages. Main import partner is Portugal (54 percent of total imports). Others include: Angola (22 percent), China (5 percent) and Nigeria (2 percent). This page provides - Sao Tome and Principe Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Sao Tome and Principe Imports - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.