Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 2.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Sao Tome and Principe, 1977–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 2.4% for short-term debt in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 14.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1977.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 95th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 12.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | — |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -81.8% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -87.4% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +321.3% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +122.7% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +144.1% |
| 1988 | 7.7% | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | +94.3% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | -28.3% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | -28.0% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -42.5% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -33.5% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +31.8% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +65.0% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -47.7% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +172.2% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -40.2% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +42.5% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +99.9% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -64.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -6.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 2.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +321.3% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 12.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 0.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 3.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 4.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 2.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.3% | 7.4% | 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)
- 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 2.0% (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 short-term debt in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Short-term debt in Sao Tome and Principe was 2.4% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1977.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for short-term debt?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 95th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. 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 Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.