Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) was 0 TDS, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 TDS, current US$
World rank
36th
of 50 countries
All-time high
710,000 TDS, current US$
in 1985
All-time low
0 TDS, current US$
in 1977
Years of data
35
1977–2011
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors in Sao Tome and Principe, 1977–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in TDS, current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0 TDS, current US$. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 710,000 TDS, current US$ in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 TDS, current US$, in 1977.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 2,000 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 2,000 TDS, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,000 TDS, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 88,000 TDS, current US$ | +4300.0% |
| 1983 | 201,000 TDS, current US$ | +128.4% |
| 1984 | 136,000 TDS, current US$ | -32.3% |
| 1985 | 710,000 TDS, current US$ | +422.1% |
| 1986 | 36,000 TDS, current US$ | -94.9% |
| 1987 | 70,000 TDS, current US$ | +94.4% |
| 1988 | 35,000 TDS, current US$ | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 471,000 TDS, current US$ | +1245.7% |
| 1990 | 174,000 TDS, current US$ | -63.1% |
| 1991 | 0 TDS, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2011 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0 TDS, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.17 million TDS, current US$. (23 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0 TDS, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.60 million TDS, current US$. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +4300.0% | 2,000 TDS, current US$ | 88,000 TDS, current US$ |
| 1989 | +1245.7% | 35,000 TDS, current US$ | 471,000 TDS, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 666.67 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2,000 TDS, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 175,100 TDS, current US$ | 2,000 TDS, current US$ | 710,000 TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,400 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 174,000 TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 33 Botswana 263,000 TDS, current US$ compare
- 34 Malawi 174,000 TDS, current US$ compare
- 35 Central African Republic 74,000 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Benin 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Burundi 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Comoros 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Eritrea 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Guinea 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Liberia 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Niger 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Rwanda 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Somalia 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Sudan 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Togo 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Uganda 0 TDS, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Sao Tome and Principe
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -1.68 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -320.83 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 72.65 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 286.35 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 286.35 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 16.74 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 TDS, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt service, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 710,000 TDS, current US$ in 1985.
- What is the lowest debt service, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TDS, current US$ in 1977.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for debt service, ppg and png private creditors?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service for private and public non-guaranteed debt is the sum of the two.