Sao Tome and Principe vs Upper middle income: Personal remittances, received

Sao Tome and Principe
9.7%
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.9%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
35th
Upper middle income rank
35th

Personal remittances, received over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9.7% against 0.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 11.3 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.6% 0.9% 0.2% Upper middle income
2000s 1.1% 1.2% 0.1% Upper middle income
2010s 5.5% 0.9% 4.6% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 9.3% 0.9% 8.4% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received, Sao Tome and Principe or Upper middle income?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 9.7% against 0.9% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Sao Tome and Principe and Upper middle income?
8.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Upper middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Upper middle income rank globally for personal remittances, received?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% 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 (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,154 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.