Sao Tome and Principe: Share of manufacturing

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 Sao Tome and Principe

Value added by the manufacturing sector as percent of GDP

 Latest value 0.74
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2001 - 2022
 Average 3.98
 Min - Max 0.74 - 8.06
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 0.74 percent, a decline from 0.83 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 12.39 percent, based on data from 162 countries. Historically, the average for Sao Tome and Principe from 2001 to 2022 is 3.98 percent. The minimum value, 0.74 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 8.06 percent was recorded in 2001. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Sao Tome and Principe - Share of manufacturing - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sao Tome and Principe - Share of manufacturing - historical chart - 2001-2022




The importance of manufacturing in the economy of Sao Tome and Principe and other countries is measured as the value added of manufacturing as percent of GDP. Manufacturing is part of the industrial sector of the economy.
Definition: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Share of industry 4.36 2022 percent
 Share of manufacturing 0.74 2022 percent
 Share of services 79.01 2022 percent
 Industry value added 0.02 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Manufacturing value added 0.00 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Services value added 0.43 2022 billion U.S. dollars
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