Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP was -182,835 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP in Sao Tome and Principe, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded -182,835 current US$ for interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop in 2011.
The figure is up 71.7% on the previous year and down 106.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 6.26 million current US$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, -646,213 current US$, in 2010.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 3.51 million current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 2.98 million current US$ | -15.1% |
| 1988 | 3.64 million current US$ | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 3.18 million current US$ | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 5.09 million current US$ | +59.9% |
| 1991 | 6.26 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 1992 | 4.98 million current US$ | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 5.46 million current US$ | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 5.44 million current US$ | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.48 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.67 million current US$ | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 4.84 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 4.98 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 4.90 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.40 million current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 2.67 million current US$ | -50.5% |
| 2002 | 2.85 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2.80 million current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.08 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 3.16 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.85 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million current US$ | -58.1% |
| 2008 | 71,944 current US$ | -95.5% |
| 2009 | 284,216 current US$ | +295.1% |
| 2010 | -646,213 current US$ | -327.4% |
| 2011 | -182,835 current US$ | -71.7% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's -182,835 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.99 million current US$. (23 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's -182,835 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.16 million current US$. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -327.4% | 284,216 current US$ | -646,213 current US$ |
| 2009 | +295.1% | 71,944 current US$ | 284,216 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.66 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 3.64 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.21 million current US$ | 4.67 million current US$ | 6.26 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 million current US$ | 71,944 current US$ | 5.40 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -414,524 current US$ | -646,213 current US$ | -182,835 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 46 Cape Verde 200,000 current US$
- 47 Gabon 0 current US$ compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0 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 interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop in Sao Tome and Principe was -182,835 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 million current US$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -646,213 current US$ in 2010.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 106.8%. 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 Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest due is actual amounts of interest due in currency, goods, or services in the year specified.