Sao Tome and Principe Inflation Rate 1997-2024

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
  • Sao Tome and Principe inflation rate for 2022 was 18.01%, a 9.87% increase from 2021.
  • Sao Tome and Principe inflation rate for 2021 was 8.14%, a 1.68% decline from 2020.
  • Sao Tome and Principe inflation rate for 2020 was 9.82%, a 2.1% increase from 2019.
  • Sao Tome and Principe inflation rate for 2019 was 7.72%, a 0.15% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflation Rate (%)
Sudan 138.81%
Sri Lanka 49.72%
Ghana 31.26%
Moldova 28.74%
Lao PDR 22.96%
Ukraine 20.18%
Pakistan 19.87%
Nigeria 18.85%
Sao Tome and Principe 18.01%
Mongolia 15.15%
Kyrgyz Republic 13.92%
Egypt 13.90%
Georgia 11.90%
Kosovo 11.58%
Uzbekistan 11.45%
Zambia 10.99%
Nicaragua 10.47%
Mauritania 9.53%
Honduras 9.09%
Tunisia 8.31%
Lesotho 8.27%
Bangladesh 7.70%
Kenya 7.66%
El Salvador 7.20%
India 6.70%
Morocco 6.66%
Cameroon 6.25%
Philippines 5.82%
Bhutan 5.64%
Solomon Islands 5.52%
Micronesia 5.41%
Cambodia 5.34%
Djibouti 5.18%
Indonesia 4.21%
Vietnam 3.16%
Republic of Congo 3.04%
Bolivia 1.75%
Sao Tome and Principe Inflation Rate - Historical Data
Year Inflation Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 18.01% 9.87%
2021 8.14% -1.68%
2020 9.82% 2.10%
2019 7.72% -0.15%
2018 7.87% 2.18%
2017 5.69% 0.26%
2016 5.43% 0.18%
2015 5.25% -1.75%
2014 7.00% -1.11%
2013 8.11% -2.53%
2012 10.64% -3.69%
2011 14.33% 0.99%
2010 13.34% -3.62%
2009 16.96% -15.03%
2008 31.99% 13.44%
2007 18.55% -4.53%
2006 23.08% 5.92%
2005 17.15% 3.87%
2004 13.29% 3.49%
2003 9.79% -0.34%
2002 10.13% 0.91%
2001 9.22% -2.99%
2000 12.21% -0.52%
1999 12.73% -37.77%
1998 50.49% 14.68%
1997 35.82% 14.68%