Total debt service in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Total debt service was 0.7% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Total debt service in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.7% for total debt service in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total debt service in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 6.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2011.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total debt service in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -71.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 29 Congo 0.7% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 0.7% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 0.7% compare
- 33 Comoros 0.6% compare
- 34 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.6% compare
- 35 Mali 0.6% 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 total debt service in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Total debt service in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.7% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest total debt service recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest total debt service recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for total debt service?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total debt service rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.