Sao Tome and Principe vs Upper middle income: Travel services

Sao Tome and Principe
80.8%
in 2024
Upper middle income
29.5%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
20th

Travel services over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 80.8% against 29.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 51.3%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.7 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 36.5% 40.7% 4.2% Upper middle income
1990s 59.6% 36.6% 23.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 78.7% 40.7% 38.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 82.9% 38.2% 44.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 61.6% 24.1% 37.5% 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 Upper middle income?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 80.8% against 29.5% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Sao Tome and Principe and Upper middle income?
51.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Upper middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Upper middle income rank globally for travel services?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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

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.