Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Liberia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 105th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 106th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 213.5% | 23.1% | 190.4% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 23.4% | 1.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 8.8% | 7.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 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, Liberia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Liberia, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Liberia ranks 105th 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.