IDA & IBRD total vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- IDA & IBRD total
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 79.4% against 25.1% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 54.3%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 3.2 times IDA & IBRD total's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA & IBRD total | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.5% | 50.1% | 14.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 65.5% | 32.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 81.5% | 46.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 87.1% | 56.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 74.5% | 55.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, IDA & IBRD total or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 79.4% against 25.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between IDA & IBRD total and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 54.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do IDA & IBRD total and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
- 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.