Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: ICT service exports

Papua New Guinea
196,376 BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
493,541 BoP, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
185th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
182nd

ICT service exports over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
05.0M10.0M15.0M197920012024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 493,541 BoP, current US$ against 196,376 BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 297,165 BoP, current US$.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.5 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd of 189 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 5.74 million BoP, current US$ 928,797 BoP, current US$ 4.81 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 5.30 million BoP, current US$ 1.02 million BoP, current US$ 4.29 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.28 million BoP, current US$ 1.36 million BoP, current US$ 921,822 BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ict service exports, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 493,541 BoP, current US$ against 196,376 BoP, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in ict service exports between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
297,165 BoP, current US$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for ict service exports?
Papua New Guinea ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as ICT service exports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
ICT service exports (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
236 places, 6,397 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.