Malaysia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita

Malaysia
45.28 current US$ per person
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
47.72 current US$ per person
in 2021
Malaysia rank
137th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
136th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050100150197519982021

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 47.72 current US$ per person against 45.28 current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 2.44 current US$ per person.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Malaysia ranks 137th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.356 current US$ per person 4.69 current US$ per person 4.34 current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 5.65 current US$ per person 0.8235 current US$ per person 4.83 current US$ per person Malaysia
1990s 10.63 current US$ per person 3.94 current US$ per person 6.69 current US$ per person Malaysia
2000s 34.44 current US$ per person 9.04 current US$ per person 25.41 current US$ per person Malaysia
2010s 47.53 current US$ per person 79.24 current US$ per person 31.71 current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 43.69 current US$ per person 43.68 current US$ per person 0.0076 current US$ per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita, Malaysia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 47.72 current US$ per person against 45.28 current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita between Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
2.44 current US$ per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 137th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.