Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre

Sao Tome and Principe
64,021 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2,972 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th

Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020.0k40.0k60.0k197019962023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 64,021 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,972 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 61,049 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 21.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 84.56 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 84.56 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 547.57 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 233.07 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 314.5 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 857.32 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 360.27 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 497.04 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 5,260 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 425.47 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,834 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 16,802 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 888.5 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,913 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 57,532 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,605 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 54,927 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 64,021 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,972 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
61,049 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 5,774 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.