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

Philippines
0.0853 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Philippines rank
38th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
35th

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

  • Philippines
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.050.10.150.2197720012025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0853 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Philippines, a difference of 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

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

Philippines ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines
1980s 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines
1990s 0.0621 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines
2000s 0.1119 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1008 current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines
2010s 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines
2020s 0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 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$), per unit of gdp, Philippines or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0853 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between Philippines and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sao Tome and Principe?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Philippines ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.