IDA total vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- IDA total
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 34.1% against 8.6% in IDA total, a difference of 25.5%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 4.0 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
IDA total ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 32.0% | 24.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 19.4% | 14.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 1.0% | 5.3% | IDA total |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 4.7% | 3.3% | IDA total |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 19.5% | 10.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 23.4% | 15.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 29.1% | 21.0% | 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, IDA total or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 34.1% against 8.6% in IDA total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- IDA total ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.