Laos vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Laos
-5.32 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
-5.02 % change on previous year
in 2024
Laos rank
162nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
161st

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Laos
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0200400600197519992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -5.02 % change on previous year against -5.32 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 0.3 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 100 % change on previous year -74.36 % change on previous year 174.36 % change on previous year Laos
1990s 175 % change on previous year 136.6 % change on previous year 38.4 % change on previous year Laos
2000s 41.08 % change on previous year 36.14 % change on previous year 4.94 % change on previous year Laos
2010s 16.21 % change on previous year 35.11 % change on previous year 18.9 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 5.04 % change on previous year 86.6 % change on previous year 81.56 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Laos or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -5.02 % change on previous year against -5.32 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Laos and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.3 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Laos and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Laos ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 8,989 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.