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

Latest (2024)
0.1773 US dollar per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
90th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.3939 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2015
All-time low
0.1773 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2013–2024

00.10.20.30.42013201820242013: 0.293 US dollar per US$ of GDP2014: 0.31 US dollar per US$ of GDP2015: 0.394 US dollar per US$ of GDP2016: 0.372 US dollar per US$ of GDP2017: 0.366 US dollar per US$ of GDP2018: 0.306 US dollar per US$ of GDP2019: 0.313 US dollar per US$ of GDP2020: 0.281 US dollar per US$ of GDP2021: 0.259 US dollar per US$ of GDP2022: 0.222 US dollar per US$ of GDP2023: 0.193 US dollar per US$ of GDP2024: 0.177 US dollar per US$ of GDP

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

Annual values for Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 2013 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 87 Serbia 0.1853 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 88 Jordan 0.1803 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 89 Cape Verde 0.1796 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 91 Iceland 0.1731 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1729 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 93 Jamaica 0.1698 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare

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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), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
169 places, 4,334 data points, 1960–2025
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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.