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3.7%CURRENT US$
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About

France-Sao Tome and Principe In 2022, France exported $1.55M to Sao Tome and Principe. The main products that France exported to Sao Tome and Principe are Poultry Meat ($439k), Computers ($241k), and Cars ($147k). During the last 27 years the exports of France to Sao Tome and Principe have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.59%, from $4.16M in 1995 to $1.55M in 2022.

In 2022, France did not export any services to Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe-France In 2022, Sao Tome and Principe exported $3.3M to France. The main products that Sao Tome and Principe exported to France were Cocoa Beans ($2.99M), Pepper ($171k), and Cocoa Paste ($29.9k). During the last 27 years the exports of Sao Tome and Principe to France have increased at an annualized rate of 8.88%, from $332k in 1995 to $3.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Sao Tome and Principe did not export any services to France.

Comparison In 2022,  France ranked 14 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.31),  and 8 in total exports ($608B). That same year, Sao Tome and Principe ranked 207 in total exports ($29.8M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, France exported $1.55M to Sao Tome and Principe. The main products exported from France to Sao Tome and Principe were Poultry Meat ($439k), Computers ($241k), and Cars ($147k). During the last 27 years the exports of France to Sao Tome and Principe have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.59%, from $4.16M in 1995 to $1.55M in 2022.

In 2022, Sao Tome and Principe exported $3.3M to France. The main products exported from Sao Tome and Principe to France were Cocoa Beans ($2.99M), Pepper ($171k), and Cocoa Paste ($29.9k). During the last 27 years the exports of Sao Tome and Principe to France have increased at an annualized rate of 8.88%, from $332k in 1995 to $3.3M in 2022.

Exports from France (Flag) to Sao Tome and Principe (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Sao Tome and Principe (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Sao Tome and Principe (Flag)

France Exports

Sao Tome and Principe Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B
Sao Tome and Principe
Top Destination
Netherlands$7.77M

This map shows whether countries import more from France or Sao Tome and Principe. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from France and Sao Tome and Principe or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from France than Sao Tome and Principe were Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

In 2019, no countries were registered that imported more from Sao Tome and Principe than from France.

Difference in imports from Sao Tome and Principe (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage France - Sao Tome and Principe

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between France and Sao Tome and Principe by product, considering products traded by both, France and Sao Tome and Principe.

During 2022, France had a large net trade with Sao Tome and Principe in the exports of Machines ($493k), Animal Products ($451k), and Transportation ($156k).

During 2022, Sao Tome and Principe had a large net trade with France in the exports of Foodstuffs ($3.09M), Vegetable Products ($174k), and Instruments ($17.6k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more France has comparative advantage over Sao Tome and Principe. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Sao Tome and Principe has comparative advantage over France.

Product Space of France (Flag) and Sao Tome and Principe (Flag) (2022)

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