Maldives vs Sao Tome and Principe: Secondary income receipts

Maldives
95.80 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
116.86 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Maldives rank
175th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
172nd

Secondary income receipts over time

  • Maldives
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 116.86 million BoP, current US$ against 95.80 million BoP, current US$ in Maldives, a difference of 21.06 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 199 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 2.53 million BoP, current US$ 1.77 million BoP, current US$ 763,765 BoP, current US$ Maldives
1980s 7.94 million BoP, current US$ 3.51 million BoP, current US$ 4.43 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
1990s 17.97 million BoP, current US$ 9.47 million BoP, current US$ 8.50 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
2000s 46.50 million BoP, current US$ 6.85 million BoP, current US$ 39.65 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
2010s 38.08 million BoP, current US$ 27.35 million BoP, current US$ 10.72 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
2020s 101.44 million BoP, current US$ 89.09 million BoP, current US$ 12.35 million BoP, current US$ Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts, Maldives or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 116.86 million BoP, current US$ against 95.80 million BoP, current US$ in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts between Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
21.06 million BoP, current US$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for secondary income receipts?
Maldives ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,218 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.