Sao Tome and Principe vs Tonga: Exports of goods, services and primary income

Sao Tome and Principe
133.16 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Tonga
174.49 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
196th
Tonga rank
194th

Exports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Tonga
050.0M100.0M150.0M197119972024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 174.49 million BoP, current US$ against 133.16 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 41.33 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 196th and Tonga ranks 194th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 21.32 million BoP, current US$ 12.76 million BoP, current US$ 8.56 million BoP, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 12.27 million BoP, current US$ 24.48 million BoP, current US$ 12.21 million BoP, current US$ Tonga
1990s 8.14 million BoP, current US$ 43.97 million BoP, current US$ 35.83 million BoP, current US$ Tonga
2000s 18.08 million BoP, current US$ 48.32 million BoP, current US$ 30.24 million BoP, current US$ Tonga
2010s 71.41 million BoP, current US$ 109.46 million BoP, current US$ 38.06 million BoP, current US$ Tonga
2020s 102.89 million BoP, current US$ 126.18 million BoP, current US$ 23.29 million BoP, current US$ Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods, services and primary income, Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
Tonga, at 174.49 million BoP, current US$ against 133.16 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
41.33 million BoP, current US$, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 196th and Tonga ranks 194th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.