Low income vs Sao Tome and Principe: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP

Low income
0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low income rank
38th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
35th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Low income
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.050.10.150.2197419992025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.0915 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 17.4 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Low income ahead.

Low income ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
1980s 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
1990s 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
2000s 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
2010s 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0708 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, Low income or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Low income and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0915 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Sao Tome and Principe?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Low income and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Low income ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,663 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.