Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods) over time
- Afghanistan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.0% against 1.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 110th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 107th of 120 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 10.1% | 9.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 8.8% | 7.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 3.9% | 2.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Afghanistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.0% against 1.7% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Afghanistan ranks 110th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 107th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% 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
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.