Kiribati vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Kiribati
146.53 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
158.17 current US$ per person
in 2025
Kiribati rank
181st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
178th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Kiribati
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 158.17 current US$ per person against 146.53 current US$ per person in Kiribati, a difference of 11.64 current US$ per person.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Kiribati ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.06 current US$ per person | 94.67 current US$ per person | 20.62 current US$ per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 339.62 current US$ per person | 156.25 current US$ per person | 183.37 current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 61.71 current US$ per person | 74.7 current US$ per person | 12.99 current US$ per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 67.49 current US$ per person | 36.97 current US$ per person | 30.52 current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 51.76 current US$ per person | 39.3 current US$ per person | 12.45 current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 78.53 current US$ per person | 67 current US$ per person | 11.53 current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 113.13 current US$ per person | 106.91 current US$ per person | 6.22 current US$ per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 158.17 current US$ per person against 146.53 current US$ per person in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 11.64 current US$ per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (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.