Bulgaria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Bulgaria
72,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
79,682 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
89th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
87th

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050.0k100.0k150.0k197419982023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 79,682 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 72,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 7,422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 89th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 87th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 5,810 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,243 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 13,232 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,417 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,815 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 31,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,773 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 44,611 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56,139 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,528 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 59,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 85,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 79,682 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 72,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?
7,422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?
38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 89th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,360 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.