Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Cape Verde
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 80.3% against 79.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 27.5% | 9.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 47.9% | 41.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 65.5% | 43.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 81.5% | 30.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 87.1% | 18.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 74.5% | 2.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cape Verde, at 80.3% against 79.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.9%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.