Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt)

Malawi
0.8002 % change on previous year
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0652 % change on previous year
in 2022
Malawi rank
147th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
150th

Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) over time

  • Malawi
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-1001020195119862022

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.8002 % change on previous year against 0.0652 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.735 % change on previous year.

That makes Malawi's figure about 12.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 32 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 147th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 150th of 166 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 4.24 % change on previous year 0.2486 % change on previous year 3.99 % change on previous year Malawi
1960s 4.3 % change on previous year 7.48 % change on previous year 3.18 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 7.07 % change on previous year 6.96 % change on previous year 0.1107 % change on previous year Malawi
1980s 2.36 % change on previous year -1.31 % change on previous year 3.67 % change on previous year Malawi
1990s 3.89 % change on previous year 1.72 % change on previous year 2.17 % change on previous year Malawi
2000s 4.01 % change on previous year 5.08 % change on previous year 1.07 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 4.21 % change on previous year 4.47 % change on previous year 0.2613 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 2.09 % change on previous year 1.69 % change on previous year 0.4053 % change on previous year Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
Malawi, at 0.8002 % change on previous year against 0.0652 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.735 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
Malawi ranks 147th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 150th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 15,244 data points, 1821–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.