Which has higher merchandise terms of trade, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 175.78 1987 = 100 against 130.61 1987 = 100 in Cameroon as of 2011.

What is the difference in merchandise terms of trade between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?

45.17 1987 = 100, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise Terms of Trade (1987 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise Terms of Trade

Cameroon

130.61 1987 = 100

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

175.78 1987 = 100

in 2011

Cameroon rank

16th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

14th

Merchandise Terms of Trade over time

Cameroon
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 175.78 1987 = 100 against 130.61 1987 = 100 in Cameroon, a difference of 45.17 1987 = 100.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Cameroon ranks 16th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th of 50 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	100.96 1987 = 100	107.82 1987 = 100	6.86 1987 = 100	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	114.36 1987 = 100	135.95 1987 = 100	21.58 1987 = 100	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	128.53 1987 = 100	193.04 1987 = 100	64.51 1987 = 100	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise terms of trade, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 175.78 1987 = 100 against 130.61 1987 = 100 in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise terms of trade between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 45.17 1987 = 100, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise terms of trade?: Cameroon ranks 16th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise Terms of Trade (1987 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise Terms of Trade (1987 = 100)
Unit: 1987 = 100
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 56 places, 1,550 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Net barter (merchandise) terms of trade (1987 = 100) are the ratio of the export price index to the corresponding import price index measured relative to the base year of 1987.