Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Cape Verde
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 15.7% against 15.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 125th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 124th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.7% | 0.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 2.7% | 5.8% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 2.9% | 4.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 3.2% | 7.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 7.5% | 5.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 13.9% | 4.0% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 15.7% against 15.5% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Cape Verde ranks 125th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 124th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.