Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Gabon
0.1867 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1865 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Gabon rank
163rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
164th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Gabon
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.1867 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1865 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 163rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.2143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2576 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.3188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1935 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0669 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, Gabon or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gabon, at 0.1867 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1865 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Gabon ranks 163rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.