Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
-0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
196th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
199th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-0.1-0.05-00.05197419992024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 196th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 199th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 BoP, 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 primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Afghanistan, at 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2020.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 196th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 199th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, 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.