Sao Tome and Principe vs Zambia: GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Sao Tome and Principe
21.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
25.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
93rd
Zambia rank
90th

GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 25.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 21.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 90th of 212 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0299 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0291 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.0549 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0048 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0501 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 2.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.9037 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 11.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 20.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP 12.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 22.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP 21.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
Zambia, at 25.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 21.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
3.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 90th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 11,760 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.