Sao Tome and Principe vs Switzerland: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 11.0% against 10.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th and Switzerland ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 46.8% | 39.9% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 50.7% | 39.4% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 46.9% | 35.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 14.5% | 11.5% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 13.1% | 4.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 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 Switzerland?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 11.0% against 10.5% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
- 0.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland rank globally for travel services?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th and Switzerland ranks 151st 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.