Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 16.95 million current US$ against 14.52 million current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 2.43 million current US$.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 192nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.80 million current US$ | 2.05 million current US$ | 5.75 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2000s | 19.13 million current US$ | 853,333 current US$ | 18.28 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | 23.27 million current US$ | 1.70 million current US$ | 21.57 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.89 million current US$ | 13.34 million current US$ | 10.45 million current US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 16.95 million current US$ against 14.52 million current US$ in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.43 million current US$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Samoa ranks 192nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.