Sao Tome and Principe vs Zambia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 37.5% against 34.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Zambia ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.0% | 36.7% | 4.7% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 19.4% | 16.1% | 3.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 27.2% | 26.2% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 46.4% | 41.7% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 63.0% | 43.4% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 57.7% | 34.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 42.7% | 13.7% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 37.5% against 34.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 3.4%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 10th 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.