Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 1.15 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 1.15. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.15 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5448, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8778 | — |
| 1971 | 0.9 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7974 | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9813 | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9665 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9878 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9302 | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9243 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1 | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.02 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9522 | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8929 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9442 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 1.01 | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.946 | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 1.05 | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9021 | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 1.03 | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 1.03 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.03 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.879 | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9258 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8374 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5448 | -34.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7483 | +37.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | +37.1% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.01 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.09 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.989 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8776 | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.13 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.15 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9436 | 0.7974 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9782 | 0.8929 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9852 | 0.8374 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9538 | 0.5448 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.15 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 2014.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5448 in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, 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.