Least developed countries vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Least developed countries
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 79.4% against 28.5% in Least developed countries, a difference of 50.9%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.8 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 19th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 57.8% | 36.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 82.0% | 41.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 87.1% | 37.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 74.5% | 44.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Least developed countries or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 79.4% against 28.5% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Least developed countries and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 50.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- Least developed countries ranks 19th 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.