Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate

Sao Tome and Principe
35.22 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
9.43 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st

Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-50050100150197519992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 35.22 % change on previous year against 9.43 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 25.79 % change on previous year.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 44.33 % change on previous year 19.54 % change on previous year 24.79 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 15.53 % change on previous year 3.41 % change on previous year 12.12 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 35.53 % change on previous year 10.52 % change on previous year 25.01 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.7994 % change on previous year 9.69 % change on previous year 8.89 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 23.76 % change on previous year 6.77 % change on previous year 16.99 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 17.68 % change on previous year 5.57 % change on previous year 12.12 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 35.22 % change on previous year against 9.43 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25.79 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa?
41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,450 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service exports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.