Romania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Romania
6.3%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
6.6%
in 2023
Romania rank
182nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
179th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Romania
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.6% against 6.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Romania ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 6.6% 9.9% 3.3% Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 7.7% 2.6% 5.1% Romania
1990s 2.2% 1.8% 0.3% Romania
2000s 4.1% 1.5% 2.6% Romania
2010s 5.4% 5.0% 0.4% Romania
2020s 6.8% 7.2% 0.3% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Romania or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.6% against 6.3% in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?
42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Romania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Romania ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.