Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 82.3% against 19.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 63.0%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 4.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 12th of 12 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.7% | 20.6% | 4.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 26.5% | 76.2% | 49.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 81.5% | 58.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 61.4% | 44.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 72.1% | 54.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 82.3% against 19.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 12th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.