Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 96.7% against 95.0% in Samoa, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.9% | 95.2% | 4.7% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 97.3% | 98.0% | 0.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 98.5% | 99.8% | 1.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 77.5% | 19.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 85.3% | 13.8% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 90.1% | 5.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 91.6% | 5.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 96.7% against 95.0% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Samoa ranks 6th 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.