Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations was 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 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, deposit taking corporations in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.2181 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0555 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 90th out of 165 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, Deposit taking corporations in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1154 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0.1362 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2181 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +60.2% |
| 2016 | 0.196 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1758 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1475 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1371 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1208 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1085 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0555 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -48.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0806 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +45.2% |
| 2024 | 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0399 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0466 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1609 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1154 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2181 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0861 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0555 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1208 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 87 Zambia 0.0661 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Uruguay 0.0657 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Croatia 0.0654 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 0.0605 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Myanmar 0.0592 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Ukraine 0.0577 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, deposit taking corporations in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2181 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0555 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. 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, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (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.