Sao Tome and Principe vs South Africa: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Sao Tome and Principe
104,245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
104,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
120th
South Africa rank
119th

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 104,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 104,245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 119th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 19,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,505 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,793 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 12,088 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,777 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 12,489 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 16,214 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,952 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 70,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89,533 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 83,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 100,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,771 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Sao Tome and Principe or South Africa?
South Africa, at 104,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 104,245 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 119th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,275 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.