Macau, China vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Macau, China
0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Macau, China rank
182nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
181st

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Macau, China
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Macau, China, a difference of 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6668 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5896 current US$ per US$ of GDP Macau, China
1990s 0.3445 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2975 current US$ per US$ of GDP Macau, China
2000s 0.226 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1757 current US$ per US$ of GDP Macau, China
2010s 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Macau, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Macau, China as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Macau, China ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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