Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Ghana
915.21 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1,004 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
150th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
147th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Sao Tome and Principe
05001.0k1.5k197419992025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1,004 BoP, current US$ per person against 915.21 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 88.79 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Ghana ranks 150th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 147th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 93.05 BoP, current US$ per person 182.79 BoP, current US$ per person 89.74 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 75.29 BoP, current US$ per person 257.5 BoP, current US$ per person 182.21 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 160.35 BoP, current US$ per person 209.75 BoP, current US$ per person 49.4 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 298.99 BoP, current US$ per person 396 BoP, current US$ per person 97.01 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 740.42 BoP, current US$ per person 889.06 BoP, current US$ per person 148.64 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 767.4 BoP, current US$ per person 1,040 BoP, current US$ per person 272.49 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1,004 BoP, current US$ per person against 915.21 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
88.79 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Ghana ranks 150th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 147th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,802 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.