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

Sao Tome and Principe
17,017 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
17,944 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
156th
Zimbabwe rank
154th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Zimbabwe
010.0k20.0k30.0k196419932023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 17,944 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,017 current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 927 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 156th and Zimbabwe ranks 154th of 204 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 8,466 current US$ per square kilometre 2,812 current US$ per square kilometre 5,654 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 12,371 current US$ per square kilometre 4,346 current US$ per square kilometre 8,025 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 5,459 current US$ per square kilometre 4,700 current US$ per square kilometre 758.21 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 8,320 current US$ per square kilometre 8,315 current US$ per square kilometre 4.92 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 16,995 current US$ per square kilometre 15,189 current US$ per square kilometre 1,806 current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 17,944 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,017 current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
927 current US$ per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 156th and Zimbabwe ranks 154th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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