Low & middle income vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fuel imports

Low & middle income
18.2%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
29.3%
in 2023
Low & middle income rank
16th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
17th

Fuel imports over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 29.3% against 18.2% in Low & middle income, a difference of 11.1%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 16th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 9.4% 8.2% 1.1% Low & middle income
2000s 13.6% 16.1% 2.5% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 16.1% 17.2% 1.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 16.6% 24.0% 7.3% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Low & middle income or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 29.3% against 18.2% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Low & middle income and Sao Tome and Principe?
11.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Low & middle income and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fuel imports?
Low & middle income ranks 16th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,984 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.