Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP

Sao Tome and Principe
93.0%
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
25.5%
in 2007
Sao Tome and Principe rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
2nd

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
0100200300400197019902011

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 93.0% against 25.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 67.5%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 3.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 2nd of 50 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 93.0% against 25.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
67.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2007.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 2nd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 2,062 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data expressed as a percentage of GDP at market prices.