Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Gambia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 94.5% against 89.8% in Gambia, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 7th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.9% | 19.8% | 54.2% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 80.6% | 47.9% | 32.7% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 59.2% | 23.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 81.9% | 15.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 87.1% | 16.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 83.4% | 15.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 94.5% against 89.8% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 4.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- Gambia ranks 7th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th 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.