Guinea-Bissau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Official current transfers, receipts

Guinea-Bissau
28.69 million BoP, current US$
in 2010
Sao Tome and Principe
7.70 million BoP, current US$
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
38th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th

Official current transfers, receipts over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sao Tome and Principe
020.0M40.0M60.0M200520082011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 28.69 million BoP, current US$ against 7.70 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 20.99 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 3.7 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 40 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 46.94 million BoP, current US$ 5.83 million BoP, current US$ 41.11 million BoP, current US$ Guinea-Bissau
2010s 28.69 million BoP, current US$ 8.94 million BoP, current US$ 19.74 million BoP, current US$ Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official current transfers, receipts, Guinea-Bissau or Sao Tome and Principe?
Guinea-Bissau, at 28.69 million BoP, current US$ against 7.70 million BoP, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2010.
What is the difference in official current transfers, receipts between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?
20.99 million BoP, current US$, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2010.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for official current transfers, receipts?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Official current transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official current transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 305 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed

Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.