China vs Sao Tome and Principe: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- China
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.3% against 1.9% in China, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
China ranks 108th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 106th of 120 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8% | 26.5% | 18.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 28.6% | 19.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 23.3% | 20.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 8.8% | 8.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 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, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.3% against 1.9% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between China and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- China ranks 108th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 106th 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.