Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Papua New Guinea
17.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
21.06 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
37th

Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-50005001.0k197519992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 21.06 % change on previous year against 17.36 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.7 % change on previous year.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 199 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 362.45 % change on previous year 15.65 % change on previous year 346.8 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1980s 18.61 % change on previous year -11.36 % change on previous year 29.97 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 143.22 % change on previous year -13.57 % change on previous year 156.8 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 12.03 % change on previous year -16.73 % change on previous year 28.77 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 87.15 % change on previous year -4.78 % change on previous year 91.93 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 7.37 % change on previous year -3.26 % change on previous year 10.64 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net trade in goods (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 21.06 % change on previous year against 17.36 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in net trade in goods (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
3.7 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for net trade in goods (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 7,471 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.