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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.