Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

Liberia
24.64 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
22.17 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
98th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
99th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 24.64 TDS, current US$ per person against 22.17 TDS, current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2.47 TDS, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 98th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 99th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 23.08 TDS, current US$ per person 1.79 TDS, current US$ per person 21.3 TDS, current US$ per person Liberia
1980s 18.1 TDS, current US$ per person 24.47 TDS, current US$ per person 6.38 TDS, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 3.09 TDS, current US$ per person 22.29 TDS, current US$ per person 19.2 TDS, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 43.03 TDS, current US$ per person 28.62 TDS, current US$ per person 14.41 TDS, current US$ per person Liberia
2010s 3.68 TDS, current US$ per person 28.82 TDS, current US$ per person 25.14 TDS, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 17.76 TDS, current US$ per person 22.52 TDS, current US$ per person 4.76 TDS, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Liberia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Liberia, at 24.64 TDS, current US$ per person against 22.17 TDS, current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
2.47 TDS, current US$ per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Liberia ranks 98th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 99th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.