Belgium vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time
- Belgium
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 98th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 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 latin, Belgium or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Belgium ranks 98th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 96th 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.