Low & middle income vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Low & middle income
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 79.4% against 26.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 53.4%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 3.1 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 22nd 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 | Low & middle income | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 50.1% | 13.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 65.5% | 32.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 81.5% | 45.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 87.1% | 54.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 74.5% | 54.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Low & middle income or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 79.4% against 26.0% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Low & middle income and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 53.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- Low & middle income ranks 22nd 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.