Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 80.8% against 35.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 45.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 32.2% | 10.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 35.9% | 3.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 42.2% | 17.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 45.2% | 33.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 42.0% | 40.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 29.9% | 31.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 80.8% against 35.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 45.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th 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.