Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
24.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
24.37 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
47th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
46th
Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 24.37 % change on previous year against 24.23 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.14 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -60.25 % change on previous year | 100.48 % change on previous year | 160.73 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | -81.98 % change on previous year | -110.38 % change on previous year | 28.39 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 242.39 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | 243.83 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -73.49 % change on previous year | -19.05 % change on previous year | 54.44 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | -36.11 % change on previous year | -6.34 % change on previous year | 29.78 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 32.64 % change on previous year | -7.14 % change on previous year | 39.78 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net trade in goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 24.37 % change on previous year against 24.23 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net trade in goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.14 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for net trade in goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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 Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.