Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual

Mauritania
-5.91 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
-5.56 % change on previous year
in 2023
Mauritania rank
140th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
137th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-1000100200300196319932023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -5.56 % change on previous year against -5.91 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.35 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Mauritania ranks 140th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s -10.39 % change on previous year 4.5 % change on previous year 14.89 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 8.93 % change on previous year 21.83 % change on previous year 12.89 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 6.16 % change on previous year 4.23 % change on previous year 1.93 % change on previous year Mauritania
2000s 26.51 % change on previous year 10.04 % change on previous year 16.47 % change on previous year Mauritania
2010s 15.01 % change on previous year 4.25 % change on previous year 10.76 % change on previous year Mauritania
2020s 11.37 % change on previous year 6.02 % change on previous year 5.35 % change on previous year Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -5.56 % change on previous year against -5.91 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.35 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual?
Mauritania ranks 140th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.