Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
32.4%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
80.8%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
18th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
17th

Travel services over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
020406080197419992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 80.8% against 32.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 48.4%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 18th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 20.6% 10.7% 9.9% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 21.8% 32.3% 10.5% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 34.2% 59.6% 25.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 37.7% 78.7% 41.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 35.7% 82.9% 47.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 28.0% 61.6% 33.6% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 80.8% against 32.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe?
48.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 18th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 45 groups.
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

Indicator
Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit
% of service exports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,495 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.