Multilateral debt service in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Multilateral debt service was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in Sao Tome and Principe, 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multilateral debt service in Sao Tome and Principe is 82.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 62.4% on the previous year and up 624.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1981.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 12th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6% | — |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +435.4% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | +454.6% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | -64.0% |
| 1987 | 66.4% | +1039.0% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | -21.8% |
| 1989 | 34.9% | -32.8% |
| 1990 | 31.8% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 67.8% | +112.9% |
| 1992 | 76.9% | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 94.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 91.7% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 82.6% | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 90.3% | +22.3% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -82.3% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +99.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -67.7% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +406.1% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -59.0% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | +26.2% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +62.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 82.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.3%, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 82.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1039.0% | 5.8% | 66.4% |
| 1985 | +454.6% | 2.9% | 16.2% |
| 1982 | +435.4% | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| 2015 | +406.1% | 11.4% | 57.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.6% | 0.6% | 66.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.2% | 31.8% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 67.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 11.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 40.2% | 97.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 9 Kosovo 83.5% compare
- 9 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 83.5% compare
- 11 Ukraine 83.3% compare
- 13 Nepal 80.4% compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.4% compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 78.0% 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 multilateral debt service in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Multilateral debt service in Sao Tome and Principe was 82.3% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1981.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for multilateral debt service?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 624.9%. 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 Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.