Sao Tome and Principe vs Zimbabwe: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Sao Tome and Principe
0.4%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.2%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
116th
Zimbabwe rank
118th

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.7 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 118th of 123 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% Zimbabwe
1980s 2.8% 4.7% 1.9% Zimbabwe
1990s 2.9% 8.4% 5.5% Zimbabwe
2000s 3.7% 1.2% 2.5% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1.8% 0.4% 1.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 118th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 7,081 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.