Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Japan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 200 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | -14.6% | 17.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.1% | -35.2% | 38.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -31.3% | 33.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.4% | -5.5% | 8.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for current account balance?
- Japan ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.