Sao Tome and Principe vs Seychelles: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 96.7% against 95.8% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd and Seychelles ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.0% | 38.9% | 59.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 99.8% | 58.4% | 41.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 93.4% | 15.8% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 94.1% | 8.8% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 86.1% | 4.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 92.0% | 0.3% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Sao Tome and Principe or Seychelles?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 96.7% against 95.8% in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 0.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd and Seychelles ranks 4th 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.