Laos vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate
Laos
31.87 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
31.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
21st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
22nd
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Laos currently reports 31.87 % change on previous year against 31.03 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.84 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.19 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 31.31 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1970s | 61.4 % change on previous year | 25.57 % change on previous year | 35.83 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1980s | 15.22 % change on previous year | -0.7963 % change on previous year | 16.01 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1990s | 19.68 % change on previous year | -3.25 % change on previous year | 22.93 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 14.8 % change on previous year | 19.98 % change on previous year | 5.17 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 19.88 % change on previous year | 7.27 % change on previous year | 12.6 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2020s | 13.97 % change on previous year | 20.57 % change on previous year | 6.6 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate, Laos or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Laos, at 31.87 % change on previous year against 31.03 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate between Laos and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.84 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise exports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.