Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Benin
74.64 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
70.76 current US$ per person
in 2023
Benin rank
189th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
190th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 74.64 current US$ per person against 70.76 current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3.88 current US$ per person.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Benin ranks 189th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 8.79 current US$ per person 109.09 current US$ per person 100.31 current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 10.34 current US$ per person 146.46 current US$ per person 136.12 current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 18.48 current US$ per person 74.86 current US$ per person 56.38 current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 23.92 current US$ per person 90.43 current US$ per person 66.51 current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 33.14 current US$ per person 32.16 current US$ per person 0.9818 current US$ per person Benin
2010s 57.35 current US$ per person 40.27 current US$ per person 17.08 current US$ per person Benin
2020s 70.38 current US$ per person 72.72 current US$ per person 2.34 current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?
Benin, at 74.64 current US$ per person against 70.76 current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
3.88 current US$ per person, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
50 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Benin ranks 189th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.