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

Canada
0.2667 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Canada rank
129th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
131st

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

  • Canada
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.2667 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Canada ranks 129th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1977 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP Canada
1980s 0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP Canada
1990s 0.2735 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4228 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1493 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.286 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4381 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1521 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5177 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.2622 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, Canada or Sao Tome and Principe?
Canada, at 0.2667 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Canada and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sao Tome and Principe?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Canada and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Canada ranks 129th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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