Maldives vs Sao Tome and Principe: Net financial flows, IDA

Maldives
-1.72 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
-396,000 NFL, current US$
in 2024
Maldives rank
84th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
81st

Net financial flows, IDA over time

  • Maldives
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-5.0M05.0M10.0M15.0M198020022024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -396,000 NFL, current US$ against -1.72 million NFL, current US$ in Maldives, a difference of 1.32 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 84th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 116 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 1.01 million NFL, current US$ 4.18 million NFL, current US$ 3.17 million NFL, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 3.79 million NFL, current US$ 4.44 million NFL, current US$ 648,200 NFL, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 3.04 million NFL, current US$ 2.13 million NFL, current US$ 910,100 NFL, current US$ Maldives
2010s 2.16 million NFL, current US$ -140,000 NFL, current US$ 2.30 million NFL, current US$ Maldives
2020s 1.45 million NFL, current US$ -319,400 NFL, current US$ 1.77 million NFL, current US$ Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, ida, Maldives or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -396,000 NFL, current US$ against -1.72 million NFL, current US$ in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, ida between Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.32 million NFL, current US$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for net financial flows, ida?
Maldives ranks 84th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 7,042 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IDA is the International Development Association, the concessional loan window of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.