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shortage.life

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$ shortage country get STP
> stress_index: 0.58 WATCH
> 1 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲

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BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%

~/countries/STP·region: Central Africa·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/STP

São Tomé and Príncipe / STP

ISO STPST│capital: São Tomé│region: Central Africa│population: 0.2M

WATCH

STRESS INDEX · v3.20.58

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.58

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$0.6 bn

GDP PER CAPITA$2,700

AREA964 km²

POPULATION0.2M

INFLATION · 202614%

INFLATION FORECAST · 202710%

CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y5%

PUBLIC DEBT / GDP75%

UNEMPLOYMENT14%

ELECTRICITY ACCESS78%

electricity generation mix · %

Fossil70 70.0%
Nuclear0 0.0%
Renewables30 30.0%

inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0 mb/d

OIL CONSUMPTION0.001 mb/d

GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm

GAS CONSUMPTION0 bcm

POSTUREnet importer

IMPORT DEPENDENCY100%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY10%

POSTUREnet importer

key commodities:

oilcocoarice

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER20days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

São Tomé and Príncipe, a small twin-island state in the Gulf of Guinea, imports all of its energy and most of its food. Diesel generation supplies an unreliable grid, with some hydropower. Cocoa exports and tourism anchor a narrow economy.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

▸Total energy import dependence
▸Diesel-dependent, unreliable electricity grid
▸Most food imported
▸Narrow island economy reliant on cocoa and tourism

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESSlow

DROUGHTwatch

São Tomé and Príncipe is water-rich with high rainfall, though dry-season shortages affect the north.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS

No major lake or reservoir

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

1 events recorded

2026-03-25ECONAfrican island states squeezed by fuel-import costsIndian Ocean Commission

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// ISLANDS-2026

African island-states fuel crisis.

prob 0.44

severity 3.0 / 5 · revision 2026-05-08watch · 6 African island economies · diesel + power

open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPE	RESERVE	DAYS COVER	STATUS
Oil · imported fuel stocksAll fuel is imported to a small twin-island state.	limited	20days	WATCH
Electricity · diesel and hydroDiesel generation and limited hydropower supply an unreliable grid.	fragile	—	CRITICAL
Food · commercial stocksSão Tomé and Príncipe imports most of its food.	limited	30days	WATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS14

YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +15%

RANK · WORLD#186

AgricultureTourism

$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/STP | jq '.stress'
> 0.58

endpoint: /api/v1/countries/STP·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=STP)·license: CC-BY-4.0