IDA total vs Sao Tome and Principe: Food exports

IDA total
20.4%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
98.2%
in 2023
IDA total rank
6th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
3rd

Food exports over time

  • IDA total
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 98.2% against 20.4% in IDA total, a difference of 77.8%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 4.8 times IDA total's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 46 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 19.3% 95.1% 75.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 19.9% 88.9% 69.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 20.2% 95.0% 74.7% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, IDA total or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 98.2% against 20.4% in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in food exports between IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe?
77.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for food exports?
IDA total ranks 6th 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.