Iceland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Iceland
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 96.7% against 95.2% in Iceland, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Iceland ranks 5th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.9% | 95.2% | 1.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 96.4% | 98.0% | 1.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 99.8% | 3.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 77.5% | 20.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 85.3% | 11.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 90.1% | 4.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 91.6% | 3.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 96.7% against 95.2% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Iceland ranks 5th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
- 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.