Sao Tome and Principe External Debt 1977-2024

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. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Sao Tome and Principe external debt for 2022 was $391,535,907, a 18.17% increase from 2021.
  • Sao Tome and Principe external debt for 2021 was $331,341,887, a 4.62% increase from 2020.
  • Sao Tome and Principe external debt for 2020 was $316,720,464, a 14.3% increase from 2019.
  • Sao Tome and Principe external debt for 2019 was $277,098,659, a 11.36% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
India $617
Indonesia $396
Egypt $163
Vietnam $147
Ukraine $139
Pakistan $127
Philippines $111
Nigeria $98
Bangladesh $97
Morocco $65
Angola $60
Sri Lanka $59
Uzbekistan $49
Ghana $45
Kenya $42
Tunisia $40
Mongolia $34
Zambia $29
Georgia $24
Cambodia $22
Sudan $22
El Salvador $21
Lao PDR $19
Papua New Guinea $19
Bolivia $16
Cameroon $15
Nicaragua $15
Honduras $13
Myanmar $13
Moldova $10
Kyrgyz Republic $10
Republic of Congo $8
Mauritania $5
Kosovo $4
Djibouti $3
Bhutan $3
Cabo Verde $2
Lesotho $2
Eswatini $1
Solomon Islands $1
Vanuatu $0
Sao Tome and Principe $0
Timor-Leste $0
Sao Tome and Principe External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $391,535,907 18.17%
2021 $331,341,887 4.62%
2020 $316,720,464 14.30%
2019 $277,098,659 11.36%
2018 $248,836,528 -6.35%
2017 $265,720,889 8.67%
2016 $244,530,227 2.76%
2015 $237,958,645 6.26%
2014 $223,944,645 6.70%
2013 $209,885,396 6.57%
2012 $196,953,111 -14.26%
2011 $229,714,904 26.85%
2010 $181,091,118 15.34%
2009 $157,000,836 19.18%
2008 $131,728,913 -20.73%
2007 $166,187,260 -52.73%
2006 $351,558,075 4.75%
2005 $335,612,442 -7.05%
2004 $361,057,555 6.21%
2003 $339,959,179 1.95%
2002 $333,450,001 8.14%
2001 $308,356,185 1.16%
2000 $304,831,898 -5.27%
1999 $321,781,711 24.60%
1998 $258,261,791 8.42%
1997 $238,209,014 1.20%
1996 $235,376,843 -4.18%
1995 $245,655,455 10.27%
1994 $222,778,526 6.18%
1993 $209,813,616 10.52%
1992 $189,843,609 13.19%
1991 $167,715,806 11.77%
1990 $150,047,861 11.60%
1989 $134,446,478 23.15%
1988 $109,175,724 11.78%
1987 $97,671,748 23.76%
1986 $78,917,328 25.98%
1985 $62,644,805 15.92%
1984 $54,043,032 23.40%
1983 $43,794,125 15.75%
1982 $37,835,229 9.92%
1981 $34,421,443 46.72%
1980 $23,460,545 40.32%
1979 $16,719,041 62.07%
1978 $10,315,767 372.39%
1977 $2,183,745 372.39%