Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.1773 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2013–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.1773 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.3939 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1773 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 90th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2929 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0.3099 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3939 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3723 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3664 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3058 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2813 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2589 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2217 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1928 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1773 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3364 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2929 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3939 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2264 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1773 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2813 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 87 Serbia 0.1853 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Jordan 0.1803 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Cape Verde 0.1796 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Iceland 0.1731 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1729 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Jamaica 0.1698 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.1773 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3939 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1773 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.