Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in

Equatorial Guinea
3.5%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.0%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
63rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
64th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 3.5% against 3.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 63rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 12.0% 4.1% 7.8% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 1.7% 14.5% 12.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 3.5% 7.4% 3.9% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 2.4% 8.2% 5.8% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Equatorial Guinea, at 3.5% against 3.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 63rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,428 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.