Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time
- Ghana
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.9% against 3.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 97th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 95th of 118 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 0.0% | 8.9% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 29.6% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 28.7% | 7.7% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 24.2% | 17.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 9.4% | 3.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 4.9% | 2.7% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and), Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.9% against 3.7% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Ghana ranks 97th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 95th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.