Ecuador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Ecuador
0.2861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ecuador rank
156th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
155th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.20.40.60.8197419992025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Ecuador ranks 156th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.1497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1632 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.2089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.2918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.2747 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.2724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3969 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp, Ecuador or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe?
43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ecuador ranks 156th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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