Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Sao Tome and Principe: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.3%
in 1992
Sao Tome and Principe
4.9%
in 2014
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
189th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
187th

Value of exported goods as a share of GDP over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 4.9% against 4.3% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 189th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 193 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 5.0% 56.6% 51.6% Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 6.6% 28.9% 22.3% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 6.3% 36.9% 30.6% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value of exported goods as a share of gdp, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 4.9% against 4.3% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2014.
What is the difference in value of exported goods as a share of gdp between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.6%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sao Tome and Principe?
18 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1992.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 189th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,835 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

Total value of merchandise exports divided by gross domestic product (GDP), expressed as a percentage.