Bulgaria vs Sao Tome and Principe: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate

Bulgaria
2.44 % change on previous year
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
2.32 % change on previous year
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
50th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
52nd

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.44 % change on previous year against 2.32 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.12 % change on previous year.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 37.98 % change on previous year 18.5 % change on previous year 19.48 % change on previous year Bulgaria
1990s -0.7954 % change on previous year 10.1 % change on previous year 10.89 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 17.25 % change on previous year -5.36 % change on previous year 22.61 % change on previous year Bulgaria
2010s -2 % change on previous year 7.31 % change on previous year 9.31 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 5.99 % change on previous year -2.39 % change on previous year 8.38 % change on previous year Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Sao Tome and Principe?
Bulgaria, at 2.44 % change on previous year against 2.32 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.12 % change on previous year, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?
41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,292 data points, 1971–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.