Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Sao Tome and Principe, 1979–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2024, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.2% on the previous year and down 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 5.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1979.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 116th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +42983.2% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +25.8% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | +61.3% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | +34.9% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -62.0% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +114.7% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | +139.7% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -62.0% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -24.9% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +57.4% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -33.9% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +73.4% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +33.4% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +30.8% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -42.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -68.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +676.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -61.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +117.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -84.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +68.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +92.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -76.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +121.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -47.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -36.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 15% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public and publicly guaranteed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +42983.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| 2012 | +676.6% | 0.6% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -28.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.4% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1979.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 116th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.