What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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.

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.

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

Ghana

0.281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.2867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Ghana rank

157th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

155th

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

Ghana
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Ghana ranks 157th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.3133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2979 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1980s	0.2158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.4078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0721 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2000s	0.5313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2010s	0.4063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.3293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3969 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0676 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$), per unit of gdp, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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$), per unit of gdp?: Ghana ranks 157th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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: 14 September 2026

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.