India vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

India
0.1905 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1865 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
India rank
161st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
164th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • India
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.1905 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1865 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

India ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0486 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2273 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1786 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.0694 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1622 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0928 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0892 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2596 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1705 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.1596 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4399 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2803 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.2086 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5124 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3038 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2684 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0824 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$), per unit of gdp, India or Sao Tome and Principe?
India, at 0.1905 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between India and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sao Tome and Principe?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do India and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
India ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.