Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 29.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
29.9%
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
158th
of 189 countries
All-time high
40.4%
in 2018
All-time low
25.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sao Tome and Principe, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 29.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 40.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2008.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 158th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25.0% | — |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +61.7% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -11.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 29.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 69% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 29.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 25.0% | 40.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 29.9% | 33.7% | 2 |
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More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sao Tome and Principe was 29.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2008.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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