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

Rwanda
0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Rwanda rank
132nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
131st

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

  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.20.40.6196419932023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Rwanda ranks 132nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 202 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.073 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.1343 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.1414 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4228 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2814 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4381 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2839 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.2384 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5177 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.3068 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 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$), per unit, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Rwanda ranks 132nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.