Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Gabon
-17.67 % change on previous year
in 2015
Sao Tome and Principe
-15.14 % change on previous year
in 2024
Gabon rank
194th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
192nd

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Gabon
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-40-200204060197519992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -15.14 % change on previous year against -17.67 % change on previous year in Gabon, a difference of 2.53 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 194th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 192nd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s -0.5512 % change on previous year -6.98 % change on previous year 6.43 % change on previous year Gabon
1980s 4.26 % change on previous year 2.2 % change on previous year 2.07 % change on previous year Gabon
1990s -0.5833 % change on previous year 5.23 % change on previous year 5.82 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 9.71 % change on previous year 12.64 % change on previous year 2.93 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 4.42 % change on previous year 6.79 % change on previous year 2.37 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Gabon or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -15.14 % change on previous year against -17.67 % change on previous year in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
2.53 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2015.
How do Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Gabon ranks 194th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 192nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,512 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.