Malawi 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
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 34.1% against 33.0% in Malawi, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 14th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.9% | 32.0% | 10.9% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 42.7% | 19.4% | 23.3% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 1.0% | 48.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 57.7% | 4.7% | 53.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 19.5% | 39.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 23.4% | 11.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 29.1% | 0.1% | 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, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 34.1% against 33.0% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Malawi ranks 14th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th 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 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.