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

Portugal
3.5%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.0%
in 2023
Portugal rank
62nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
64th

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

  • Portugal
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

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

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 27.1% 4.8% 22.3% Portugal
1970s 16.5% 3.0% 13.4% Portugal
1980s 6.9% 0.1% 6.8% Portugal
1990s 3.9% 4.1% 0.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 5.0% 14.5% 9.5% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 7.0% 7.4% 0.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 3.6% 8.2% 4.6% 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, Portugal or Sao Tome and Principe?
Portugal, 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 Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.5%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe?
40 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
Portugal ranks 62nd 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.