# Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Sao Tome and Principe

13.006116449832916% in 2017, the latest year published. Figures for 3 years from 2000 to 2017 are below.

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/extreme-poverty) · [All countries and regions](/extreme-poverty).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2017 | 13.006116449832916 |
| 2010 | 18.94974857568741 |
| 2000 | 17.276760935783386 |

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