Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Cape Verde
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 80.8% against 78.3% in Cape Verde, a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 19th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 21.4% | 3.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 32.3% | 27.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 59.6% | 39.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 78.7% | 30.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 82.9% | 17.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 61.6% | 4.2% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 80.8% against 78.3% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- Cape Verde ranks 19th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.