Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.7839 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Export unit values, US dollar in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, export unit values, us dollar in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.7839.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit values, us dollar in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.2 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.2616, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 56th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9918 | — |
| 1971 | 1.1 | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9358 | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 1 | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 1.04 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 1.03 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9408 | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9305 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.01 | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 1.2 | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 1.03 | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9549 | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 1.2 | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 1.13 | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.02 | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 1.09 | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 1.06 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.688 | -35.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9298 | +35.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7242 | -22.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8305 | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6519 | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9317 | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7359 | -21.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8697 | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8453 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.866 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5563 | -35.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2616 | -53.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3759 | +43.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +178.8% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7311 | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8266 | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7481 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6193 | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8124 | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9926 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8649 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8993 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8507 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7839 | -7.9% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.7839 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6923, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.7839 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6695, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +178.8% | 0.3759 | 1.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.9305 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 | 0.688 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7941 | 0.5563 | 0.9317 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7501 | 0.2616 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8783 | 0.7839 | 0.9926 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit values, us dollar in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Export unit values, us dollar in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.7839 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 1984.
- What is the lowest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2616 in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for export unit values, us dollar?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 56th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export unit values, us dollar rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.