Hong Kong vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong
70.1%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
71.5%
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
56th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
53rd
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 71.5% against 70.1% in Hong Kong, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 56th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.8% | 93.3% | 30.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 66.0% | 100.2% | 34.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 121.2% | 65.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 84.2% | 33.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 67.3% | 3.4% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 71.7% | 3.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Hong Kong or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 71.5% against 70.1% in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 56th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.