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

Samoa
166,263 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
189,216 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
106th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
104th

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

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196419932023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 189,216 current US$ per square kilometre against 166,263 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 22,953 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Samoa ranks 106th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 104th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 3,583 current US$ per square kilometre 7,812 current US$ per square kilometre 4,229 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 9,845 current US$ per square kilometre 10,052 current US$ per square kilometre 207.15 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 17,334 current US$ per square kilometre 19,683 current US$ per square kilometre 2,349 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 42,179 current US$ per square kilometre 44,164 current US$ per square kilometre 1,986 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 90,792 current US$ per square kilometre 60,916 current US$ per square kilometre 29,876 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 123,888 current US$ per square kilometre 149,626 current US$ per square kilometre 25,738 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 141,130 current US$ per square kilometre 177,082 current US$ per square kilometre 35,951 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 189,216 current US$ per square kilometre against 166,263 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
22,953 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
50 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Samoa ranks 106th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 104th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.