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

Sao Tome and Principe
3.0%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.6%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
64th
Saudi Arabia rank
67th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.0% against 2.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.8% 2.8% 2.0% Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.1% 0.9% 0.8% Saudi Arabia
1990s 4.1% 1.7% 2.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 14.5% 3.7% 10.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 7.4% 3.8% 3.6% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 8.2% 3.3% 4.8% 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Saudi Arabia?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.0% against 2.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?
0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th 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.