Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Cape Verde
15.5%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
15.7%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
125th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
124th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0510152025197419982023

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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.