Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments was 0 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Sao Tome and Principe is 0 current US$, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 54.79 million current US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, -14.62 million current US$, in 2005.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 2.20 million current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 800,000 current US$ | -63.7% |
| 1988 | 1.42 million current US$ | +77.5% |
| 1989 | 2.33 million current US$ | +64.1% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million current US$ | -46.9% |
| 1991 | 2.21 million current US$ | +78.6% |
| 1992 | 3.44 million current US$ | +55.7% |
| 1993 | 717,000 current US$ | -79.2% |
| 1994 | 9.84 million current US$ | +1272.4% |
| 1995 | 28.75 million current US$ | +192.2% |
| 1996 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 658,000 current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 3.50 million current US$ | +431.9% |
| 2000 | 54.79 million current US$ | +1465.4% |
| 2001 | 2.14 million current US$ | -96.1% |
| 2002 | 4.86 million current US$ | +127.1% |
| 2003 | 4.03 million current US$ | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 4.98 million current US$ | +23.6% |
| 2005 | -14.62 million current US$ | -393.6% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million current US$ | -111.6% |
| 2007 | -10.20 million current US$ | -700.0% |
| 2008 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2011 | 0 current US$ | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 675,439 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2.33 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.04 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 28.75 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.77 million current US$ | -14.62 million current US$ | 54.79 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 3 Seychelles 7.92 million current US$ compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 5.64 million current US$ compare
- 5 Uganda 4.70 million current US$ compare
- 6 Algeria 0 current US$
- 6 Benin 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Botswana 0 current US$
- 6 Burkina Faso 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Burundi 0 current US$
- 6 Cameroon 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Cape Verde 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Chad 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Comoros 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Egypt 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Eritrea 0 current US$
- 6 Gabon 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Gambia 0 current US$
- 6 Ghana 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Lesotho 0 current US$
- 6 Liberia 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Madagascar 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Mali 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Mauritania 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Mauritius 0 current US$
- 6 Morocco 0 current US$
- 6 Mozambique 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Niger 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Nigeria 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Rwanda 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Senegal 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 0 current US$ compare
- 6 South Africa 0 current US$
- 6 Eswatini 0 current US$
- 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Togo 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Tunisia 0 current US$
- 6 Zambia 0 current US$ compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 0 current US$ compare
More external debt data for Sao Tome and Principe
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -396,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -320.83 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 54.79 million current US$ in 2000.
- What is the lowest debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.62 million current US$ in 2005.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, reduction in arrears/prepayments (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjustment - debt service arrears reductions/prepayments (-), equals principal arrears reductions/prepayments plus interest arrears reductions. Data are denominated in U.S. dollars.