Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Samoa
-6.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
-5.05 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa rank
178th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
175th
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -5.05 % change on previous year against -6.44 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 1.39 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Samoa ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.06 % change on previous year | 21.99 % change on previous year | 14.08 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 0.9493 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | 0.6973 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2000s | 9.06 % change on previous year | 14.32 % change on previous year | 5.27 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 5.12 % change on previous year | 7.31 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 5.46 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at -5.05 % change on previous year against -6.44 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$) between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.39 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$)?
- Samoa ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.