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

China
0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
China rank
118th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
115th

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

  • China
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.020.040.06197419992025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

China ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 115th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
1990s 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2000s 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2020s 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0093 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 receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between China and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sao Tome and Principe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
China ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 115th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 receipts (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
245 places, 9,254 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (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.