Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) was 72.65 million DOD, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Use of IMF credit in Sao Tome and Principe, 1977–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of imf credit in Sao Tome and Principe is 72.65 million DOD, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 412.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of imf credit in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 72.65 million DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1977.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 1.05 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 1.14 million DOD, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million DOD, current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.10 million DOD, current US$ | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million DOD, current US$ | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million DOD, current US$ | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 832,434 DOD, current US$ | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 575,184 DOD, current US$ | -30.9% |
| 1997 | 323,820 DOD, current US$ | -43.7% |
| 1998 | 114,050 DOD, current US$ | -64.8% |
| 1999 | 852,329 DOD, current US$ | +647.3% |
| 2000 | 3.29 million DOD, current US$ | +285.5% |
| 2001 | 3.17 million DOD, current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.43 million DOD, current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 3.75 million DOD, current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 3.92 million DOD, current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.07 million DOD, current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.99 million DOD, current US$ | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 3.55 million DOD, current US$ | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 4.76 million DOD, current US$ | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 15.58 million DOD, current US$ | +227.4% |
| 2010 | 15.87 million DOD, current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 15.82 million DOD, current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.41 million DOD, current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 16.97 million DOD, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 14.93 million DOD, current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 14.19 million DOD, current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 14.70 million DOD, current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 16.81 million DOD, current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 16.76 million DOD, current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.84 million DOD, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 36.97 million DOD, current US$ | +96.3% |
| 2021 | 60.53 million DOD, current US$ | +63.7% |
| 2022 | 61.96 million DOD, current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 61.46 million DOD, current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 63.92 million DOD, current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 72.65 million DOD, current US$ | +13.7% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 72.65 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 billion DOD, current US$, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 72.65 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 842.15 million DOD, current US$, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +647.3% | 114,050 DOD, current US$ | 852,329 DOD, current US$ |
| 2000 | +285.5% | 852,329 DOD, current US$ | 3.29 million DOD, current US$ |
| 2009 | +227.4% | 4.76 million DOD, current US$ | 15.58 million DOD, current US$ |
| 2020 | +96.3% | 18.84 million DOD, current US$ | 36.97 million DOD, current US$ |
| 1998 | -64.8% | 323,820 DOD, current US$ | 114,050 DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 525,665 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 1.05 million DOD, current US$ | 2 |
| 1990s | 823,023 DOD, current US$ | 114,050 DOD, current US$ | 1.14 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.05 million DOD, current US$ | 3.17 million DOD, current US$ | 15.58 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.13 million DOD, current US$ | 14.19 million DOD, current US$ | 18.84 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.58 million DOD, current US$ | 36.97 million DOD, current US$ | 72.65 million DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 107 Montenegro 114.78 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 108 Djibouti 101.69 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 109 Saint Lucia 74.42 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 111 Comoros 66.31 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 112 Maldives 64.49 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 113 Belize 59.55 million DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Sao Tome and Principe
- 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 (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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -320.83 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 286.35 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 286.35 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 16.74 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of imf credit in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Use of imf credit in Sao Tome and Principe was 72.65 million DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest use of imf credit recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.65 million DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest use of imf credit recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1977.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for use of imf credit?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is use of imf credit rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 412.1%. 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 Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Use of IMF Credit: Data related to the operations of the IMF are provided by the IMF Treasurer’s Department. They are converted from special drawing rights into dollars using end-of-period exchange rates for stocks and average-over-the-period exchange rates for flows. IMF trust fund operations under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, Extended Fund Facility, Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Structural Adjustment Facility (Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility in 1999) are presented together with all of the IMF’s special facilities (buffer stock, supplemental reserve, compensatory and contingency facilities, oil facilities, and other facilities). SDR allocations are also included in this category. According to the BPM6, SDR allocations are recorded as the incurrence of a debt liability of the member receiving them (because of a requirement to repay the allocation in certain circumstances, and also because interest accrues). This debt item is introduced for the first time this year with historical data starting in 1999.