🇨🇳 CNY to 🇸🇹 STN — Chinese Yuan (RMB) to São Tomé Dobra (Db) Rate Today
Live indicative interbank rate. Last refreshed 25 Jun 2026 00:00:05 UTC.
Convert Chinese Yuan to São Tomé Dobra using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to São Tomé and Príncipe via the major mobile money apps.
CNY to STN rate change
Rate tracking started 24 June 2026. Longer windows fill in as history grows.
Change in the CNY→STN rate. + means the São Tomé Dobra weakened against the Chinese Yuan; − means it strengthened.
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CNY → STN conversion table
| CNY | STN |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3.16 |
| 5 | 15.80 |
| 10 | 31.60 |
| 20 | 63.20 |
| 50 | 158.00 |
| 100 | 316.00 |
| 200 | 632.00 |
| 500 | 1,580.00 |
| 1,000 | 3,160.00 |
| 2,000 | 6,320.00 |
| 5,000 | 15,800.00 |
| 10,000 | 31,600.00 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 CNY = 3.16 STN. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
Chinese Yuan to São Tomé Dobra exchange rate history
What moves the São Tomé Dobra rate
The São Tomé and Príncipe dobra earns its income from cocoa exports, hopes around potential offshore oil and still-modest tourism. Because the currency is pegged to the euro, its rate against the dollar does not depend directly on these local drivers but tracks EUR/USD. For a dollar holder, then, it is mainly the euro's movement that determines the dobra's value. To anticipate the rate against the dollar, look at how the euro moves on world markets, while cocoa sales, offshore oil prospects and tourist arrivals contribute the receipts that support the viability of the anchor. Against the dollar, the euro peg does the heavy lifting.
Converting and sending the São Tomé Dobra: what to know
The dobra has been pegged to the euro since 2018 under a Portugal-backed arrangement, and the currency was redenominated that same year, so today's notes reflect that reset. The peg makes it stable and predictable against the euro, with little euro-side exchange-rate risk for senders and receivers. This is a tiny twin-island economy, so the market is very small in scale, but the anchor keeps value steady. Since the link is to the euro rather than the dollar, a dollar transfer carries EUR/USD movement, making euro-based conversion the most straightforward and transparent route in practice.
About the Chinese Yuan
The Chinese Yuan (CNY, ¥) is the unit of the broader Renminbi currency system, issued by the People's Bank of China since 1948. The two names sometimes confuse newcomers: Renminbi (literally "people's currency") refers to the currency as a system, while yuan is the unit in which prices are quoted — both terms describe the same money. Two ISO codes circulate: CNY for the onshore mainland-traded yuan and CNH for the offshore yuan traded primarily in Hong Kong, which sometimes diverges modestly from the onshore rate. The PBOC operates a managed-float regime: a daily mid-point is set against the dollar and the market is permitted to trade within a roughly 2% band around it. For Africa, the yuan has become one of the most strategically important non-G3 currencies. China-Africa bilateral trade reached approximately $348 billion in 2025, up around 17% year-on-year, with Nigeria, South Africa, Angola, Egypt and Kenya as the largest counterparties. In April 2026, Ecobank confirmed negotiations with the Bank of China to launch direct local-currency-to-yuan settlement across its 35 African markets, signalling a structural move away from US-dollar intermediation for African importers paying Chinese suppliers. Note that the ¥ symbol is shared with the Japanese yen — context matters when reading a number.
About the São Tomé Dobra
The dobra of São Tomé and Príncipe, issued by the Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe, has been pegged to the euro at roughly 24.5 dobras per euro since 2018 under a Portuguese-backed arrangement. That same year the currency was redenominated, with 1,000 old dobras exchanged for one new unit to simplify everyday pricing after a long stretch of inflation. This tiny twin-island nation in the Gulf of Guinea earns much of its income from cocoa exports, a legacy of its plantation history. The euro anchor and redenomination together gave the dobra a fresh footing and greater day-to-day predictability.
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Rates shown on this page are indicative interbank reference rates updated daily. Operator send rates typically include a 1%-4% spread above this reference, which covers FX hedging cost, settlement risk and commercial margin. For exact send rates via M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Sendwave, LemFi, WorldRemit, Wise or TapTap Send to São Tomé and Príncipe, see the inbound transfer comparison.