São Tomé and Príncipe — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 61 observations

About this series

Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In São Tomé and Príncipe, the gross capital formation reading was 8.74% of GDP in 2025, compared with 6.92% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +1.82 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2018–2030

PeriodValue
20306.15 % of GDP
20296.27 % of GDP
20286.31 % of GDP
20276.32 % of GDP
20266.6 % of GDP
8 earlier values, back to 2018
20258.74 % of GDP
20246.92 % of GDP
20235.26 % of GDP
20226.92 % of GDP
20218.58 % of GDP
20209.85 % of GDP
20199.99 % of GDP
201811.5 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.