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São Tomé & Príncipe: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of São Tomé & Príncipe at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 145.5 millionGrowth +19.0% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:ST:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 49.0 millionGrowth −14.0% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:ST:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported879Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory2Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 18.1 million+60.6%BACI:ST:2710:1:2024
28901 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo shipsUSD 10.7 million+391.9%BACI:ST:8901:1:2024
32204 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified winesUSD 4.2 million+32.6%BACI:ST:2204:1:2024
40207 Meat and edible offal of poultryUSD 4.0 million+8.7%BACI:ST:0207:1:2024
51006 RiceUSD 4.0 million+107.4%BACI:ST:1006:1:2024
61101 Wheat or meslin flourUSD 3.8 million+20.4%BACI:ST:1101:1:2024
71701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucroseUSD 2.7 million+85.6%BACI:ST:1701:1:2024
82202 Waters, including mineral and aerated watersUSD 2.5 million+29.4%BACI:ST:2202:1:2024
98487 Machinery partsUSD 2.5 million+65,512.9%BACI:ST:8487:1:2024
103401 Soap: organic surface-active preparations used as soapUSD 2.4 million+21.9%BACI:ST:3401:1:2024
118471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 2.1 million+78.5%BACI:ST:8471:1:2024
126309 Textiles: worn clothing and other worn articlesUSD 1.8 million+20.4%BACI:ST:6309:1:2024
131507 Soya-bean oil and its fractionsUSD 1.8 million−20.7%BACI:ST:1507:1:2024
142309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feedingUSD 1.7 million+4.5%BACI:ST:2309:1:2024
158544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 1.6 million+66.0%BACI:ST:8544:1:2024
162523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 1.6 million+402.5%BACI:ST:2523:1:2024
179028 Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production metersUSD 1.6 million+4,356.4%BACI:ST:9028:1:2024
181905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' waresUSD 1.5 million+25.8%BACI:ST:1905:1:2024
191902 Pasta: whether or not cooked or stuffed with meatUSD 1.5 million+20.9%BACI:ST:1902:1:2024
200402 Milk and creamUSD 1.5 million+26.7%BACI:ST:0402:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
11801 Cocoa beansUSD 21.1 million+124.2%BACI:ST:1801:2:2024
21511 Palm oil and its fractionsUSD 6.8 million+41.0%BACI:ST:1511:2:2024
32709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 6.3 million−79.5%BACI:ST:2709:2:2024
48908 Vessels and other floating structuresUSD 4.5 millionnot availableBACI:ST:8908:2:2024
58708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 2.8 million−41.6%BACI:ST:8708:2:2024
68411 Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbinesUSD 1.6 million+29.6%BACI:ST:8411:2:2024
78525 Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or televisionUSD 650,273+139,443.6%BACI:ST:8525:2:2024
80302 Fish: fresh or chilledUSD 362,378not availableBACI:ST:0302:2:2024
98807 Aircraft: parts of goods of heading 8801USD 318,113−83.0%BACI:ST:8807:2:2024
108535 Electrical apparatus for switchingUSD 280,811not availableBACI:ST:8535:2:2024
110802 Nuts: fresh or driedUSD 280,333not availableBACI:ST:0802:2:2024
120904 Pepper of the genus piperUSD 257,475+152.4%BACI:ST:0904:2:2024
133902 Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary formsUSD 230,709not availableBACI:ST:3902:2:2024
147204 Ferrous waste and scrapUSD 199,757−25.1%BACI:ST:7204:2:2024
158533 Electrical resistorsUSD 198,133+6,650.7%BACI:ST:8533:2:2024
168523 Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devicesUSD 182,455+2,454.3%BACI:ST:8523:2:2024
171806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoaUSD 169,855+48.7%BACI:ST:1806:2:2024
180304 Fish fillets and other fish meat, freshUSD 165,448not availableBACI:ST:0304:2:2024
198481 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipesUSD 161,433+213.9%BACI:ST:8481:2:2024
206309 Textiles: worn clothing and other worn articlesUSD 136,928not availableBACI:ST:6309:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of São Tomé & Príncipe with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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