Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.8% against 11.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Malawi ranks 145th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 6.9% | 1.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 11.3% | 6.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 11.7% | 10.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 3.0% | 33.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 17.7% | 13.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 20.4% | 3.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malawi, at 11.8% against 11.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- Malawi ranks 145th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th 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.