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

Sao Tome and Principe
181.65 million current US$
in 2023
Tonga
257.53 million current US$
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
204th
Tonga rank
201st

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Tonga
0100.0M200.0M300.0M196919962023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 257.53 million current US$ against 181.65 million current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 75.89 million current US$.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 204th and Tonga ranks 201st of 206 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 15.83 million current US$ 29.24 million current US$ 13.41 million current US$ Tonga
1980s 18.78 million current US$ 43.42 million current US$ 24.64 million current US$ Tonga
1990s 42.40 million current US$ 64.49 million current US$ 22.09 million current US$ Tonga
2000s 58.48 million current US$ 111.78 million current US$ 53.30 million current US$ Tonga
2010s 143.64 million current US$ 205.53 million current US$ 61.88 million current US$ Tonga
2020s 170.00 million current US$ 241.92 million current US$ 71.92 million current US$ Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
Tonga, at 257.53 million current US$ against 181.65 million current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
75.89 million current US$, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 204th and Tonga ranks 201st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.