Low income vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Low income
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 80.8% against 29.6% in Low income, a difference of 51.2%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.7 times Low income's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 19th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 45 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.0% | 78.9% | 29.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 82.9% | 45.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 54.4% | 25.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Low income or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 80.8% against 29.6% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Low income and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 51.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Low income and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- Low income ranks 19th 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
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.