Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Food exports

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
27.0%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
98.2%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
2nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
3rd

Food exports over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
20406080100196519942023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 98.2% against 27.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 71.2%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 3.6 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 46 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 46.2% 98.6% 52.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 35.8% 95.0% 59.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 30.1% 88.9% 58.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 27.8% 95.0% 67.2% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 98.2% against 27.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in food exports between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe?
71.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for food exports?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.