Sao Tome and Principe vs Upper middle income: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 79.4% against 27.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 52.4%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.9 times Upper 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.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.1% | 37.8% | 12.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 65.5% | 33.2% | 32.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 37.6% | 43.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 32.9% | 54.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 20.1% | 54.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Sao Tome and Principe or Upper middle income?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 79.4% against 27.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Sao Tome and Principe and Upper middle income?
- 52.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Upper middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Upper middle income rank globally for travel services?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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.