Korea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP

Korea
0.0698 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0669 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea rank
123rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
125th

Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Korea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.050.0750.10.1250.15196019922025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.0698 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0669 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Korea ranks 123rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 125th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0953 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0809 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0761 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp, Korea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Korea, at 0.0698 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0669 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp between Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do Korea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Korea ranks 123rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 125th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 8,406 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Taxes less subsidies on products (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.