Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Congo
6,223 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
6,319 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Congo rank
140th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
139th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6,319 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 6,223 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Congo, a difference of 96 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 140th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 3,611 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,798 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 812.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Congo
1980s 3,889 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,441 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,448 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Congo
1990s 2,632 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,866 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 766.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Congo
2000s 3,840 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,794 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,047 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Congo
2010s 6,420 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,702 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,718 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Congo
2020s 6,262 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,318 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 56.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 6,319 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 6,223 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
96 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Congo ranks 140th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.