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

Samoa
218,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
223,955 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
107th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
106th

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

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 223,955 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 218,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 5,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Samoa ranks 107th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 106th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 20,862 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 750.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 24,223 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 45,209 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 34,238 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,971 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 111,274 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 87,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24,239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 158,387 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 187,838 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,450 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 181,651 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 219,206 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,555 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 223,955 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 218,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
5,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Samoa ranks 107th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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