IDA total vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- IDA total
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 79.4% against 27.0% in IDA total, a difference of 52.4%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.9 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
IDA total ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 27.5% | 7.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 47.9% | 24.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 65.5% | 42.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 81.5% | 53.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 87.1% | 55.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 74.5% | 49.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, IDA total or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 79.4% against 27.0% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 52.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- IDA total ranks 21st 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.