Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Papua New Guinea
858.82 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
866.73 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
158th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
157th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 866.73 BoP, current US$ per person against 858.82 BoP, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 7.91 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 157th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 309.74 BoP, current US$ per person 193.99 BoP, current US$ per person 115.75 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 475.53 BoP, current US$ per person 266.95 BoP, current US$ per person 208.58 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 450.01 BoP, current US$ per person 239.32 BoP, current US$ per person 210.69 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 532.27 BoP, current US$ per person 417.81 BoP, current US$ per person 114.47 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 859.54 BoP, current US$ per person 906.69 BoP, current US$ per person 47.15 BoP, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 869.28 BoP, current US$ per person 922.95 BoP, current US$ per person 53.67 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, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 866.73 BoP, current US$ per person against 858.82 BoP, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
7.91 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 157th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (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, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods, services and primary income (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.