Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt was 13.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt in Sao Tome and Principe, 2009–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 13.34 million.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 21.65 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.51 million, in 2009.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 174th out of 245 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.51 million | — |
| 2010 | 9.02 million | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 10.69 million | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 16.82 million | +57.4% |
| 2013 | 18.19 million | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 18.58 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 18.83 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.51 million | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 20.34 million | +50.5% |
| 2018 | 12.13 million | -40.4% |
| 2019 | 18.02 million | +48.6% |
| 2020 | 21.65 million | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 13.51 million | -37.6% |
| 2022 | 20.57 million | +52.3% |
| 2023 | 16.07 million | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 13.34 million | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.51 million | 7.51 million | 7.51 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.61 million | 9.02 million | 20.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.03 million | 13.34 million | 21.65 million | 5 |
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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 inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Sao Tome and Principe was 13.34 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 21.65 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 million in 2009.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt instruments, Resident enterprises that are not financial intermediaries (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.