Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Panama
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 50.1% against 50.0% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 136th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 134th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.2% | 68.0% | 2.2% | Panama |
| 1970s | 65.9% | 77.3% | 11.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 97.5% | 28.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 72.7% | 92.4% | 19.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 77.2% | 12.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 69.1% | 9.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 57.0% | 3.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Panama or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 50.1% against 50.0% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Panama ranks 136th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 134th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.