Europe & Central Asia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 96.7% against 81.6% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.2% | 95.2% | 11.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 83.2% | 98.0% | 14.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 86.2% | 99.8% | 13.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 77.5% | 11.3% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 85.3% | 2.8% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 90.1% | 6.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 91.6% | 9.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Europe & Central Asia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 96.7% against 81.6% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Europe & Central Asia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 15.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.