Palau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Palau
247.40 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
204.15 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Palau rank
197th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
198th

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Palau
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 247.40 million BoP, current US$ against 204.15 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 43.26 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 197th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 198th of 200 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 152.95 million BoP, current US$ 88.76 million BoP, current US$ 64.19 million BoP, current US$ Palau
2010s 221.45 million BoP, current US$ 180.32 million BoP, current US$ 41.13 million BoP, current US$ Palau
2020s 223.81 million BoP, current US$ 210.44 million BoP, current US$ 13.37 million BoP, current US$ Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Palau or Sao Tome and Principe?
Palau, at 247.40 million BoP, current US$ against 204.15 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?
43.26 million BoP, current US$, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Palau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Palau ranks 197th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 198th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.