Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) was 357,000 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Sao Tome and Principe, 1977–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sao Tome and Principe is 357,000 current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2.65 million current US$ in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1977.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 48th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 2,000 current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 166,000 current US$ | +8200.0% |
| 1981 | 236,000 current US$ | +42.2% |
| 1982 | 404,000 current US$ | +71.2% |
| 1983 | 522,000 current US$ | +29.2% |
| 1984 | 752,000 current US$ | +44.1% |
| 1985 | 1.29 million current US$ | +71.8% |
| 1986 | 505,000 current US$ | -60.9% |
| 1987 | 560,000 current US$ | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 862,000 current US$ | +53.9% |
| 1989 | 2.65 million current US$ | +208.0% |
| 1990 | 1.21 million current US$ | -54.5% |
| 1991 | 726,000 current US$ | -39.9% |
| 1992 | 836,000 current US$ | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 983,000 current US$ | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 923,000 current US$ | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 1.40 million current US$ | +51.5% |
| 1997 | 1.54 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 1.33 million current US$ | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 1.42 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.26 million current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 1.37 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 1.87 million current US$ | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 2.08 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 2.63 million current US$ | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 2.10 million current US$ | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million current US$ | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 362,000 current US$ | -70.0% |
| 2009 | 358,000 current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 309,000 current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 357,000 current US$ | +15.5% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 357,000 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.86 million current US$, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 357,000 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +8200.0% | 2,000 current US$ | 166,000 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 666.67 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2,000 current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 795,400 current US$ | 166,000 current US$ | 2.65 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 million current US$ | 726,000 current US$ | 1.54 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million current US$ | 358,000 current US$ | 2.63 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 333,000 current US$ | 309,000 current US$ | 357,000 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 45 Comoros 1.73 million current US$ compare
- 46 Liberia 656,000 current US$ compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 557,000 current US$ compare
- 49 Central African Republic 320,000 current US$ compare
- 50 Somalia 78,000 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 payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Sao Tome and Principe was 357,000 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 million current US$ in 1989.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1977.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 48th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. 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 Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.