Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Sao Tome and Principe's government debt stands at 59.13% as of 2025-12-31, down from 69% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2001 to 2025 (25 observations).
In 2025, Sao Tome and Principe's government debt was 59.13%, down from 69% in 2024.
In 2024, Sao Tome and Principe's government debt was 69%, down from 73.23% in 2023.
In 2023, Sao Tome and Principe's government debt was 73.23%, down from 86.76% in 2022.
In 2022, Sao Tome and Principe's government debt was 86.76%, up from 85.06% in 2021.
In 2021, Sao Tome and Principe's government debt was 85.06%, down from 90.96% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.13% | -9.88% |
| 2024 | 69% | -4.23% |
| 2023 | 73.23% | -13.53% |
| 2022 | 86.76% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 85.06% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 90.96% | -7.68% |
| 2019 | 98.64% | +2.78% |
| 2018 | 95.86% | +3.56% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | -12.27% |
| 2016 | 104.57% | +3.44% |
| 2015 | 101.13% | +8.62% |
| 2014 | 92.51% | +15.66% |
| 2013 | 76.85% | +17.28% |
| 2012 | 59.57% | -26.45% |
| 2011 | 86.02% | +3.03% |
| 2010 | 82.99% | +12.68% |
| 2009 | 70.31% | +9.64% |
| 2008 | 60.67% | -49.47% |
| 2007 | 110.14% | -173.04% |
| 2006 | 283.18% | -50.99% |
| 2005 | 334.17% | -20.28% |
| 2004 | 354.45% | +25.09% |
| 2003 | 329.37% | -37.15% |
| 2002 | 366.51% | -51.87% |
| 2001 | 418.38% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Sao Tome and Principe's government debt is 59.13% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 69% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 418.38% (2001); the lowest is 59.13% (2025), across data from 2001 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.