Libya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services
Libya
28.8%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
29.1%
in 2024
Libya rank
54th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
53rd
Travel services over time
- Libya
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 29.1% against 28.8% in Libya, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 54th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd of 198 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.9% | 6.9% | 16.0% | Libya |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 11.3% | 18.1% | Libya |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 11.7% | 31.6% | Libya |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 3.0% | 34.9% | Libya |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 17.7% | 20.9% | Libya |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 20.5% | 8.9% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Libya or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 29.1% against 28.8% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Libya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- Libya ranks 54th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.