Which has higher bank credit to bank deposits, Hong Kong or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 64.6% against 64.5% in Hong Kong as of 2020.

What is the difference in bank credit to bank deposits between Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe?

12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Sao Tome and Principe: Bank credit to bank deposits

Hong Kong

64.5%

in 2021

Sao Tome and Principe

64.6%

in 2020

Hong Kong rank

124th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

122nd

Bank credit to bank deposits over time

Hong Kong
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 64.6% against 64.5% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 124th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd of 186 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	49.7%	106.3%	56.6%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	62.4%	88.2%	25.8%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	62.3%	64.6%	2.4%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank credit to bank deposits, Hong Kong or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 64.6% against 64.5% in Hong Kong as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank credit to bank deposits between Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Hong Kong and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for bank credit to bank deposits?: Hong Kong ranks 124th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong vs Sao Tome and Principe: Bank credit to bank deposits. Statizoid, drawing on International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/bank-credit-to-bank-deposits-percent/hong-kong-sar-china/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/bank-credit-to-bank-deposits-percent/hong-kong-sar-china/sao-tome-and-principe/">Hong Kong vs Sao Tome and Principe: Bank credit to bank deposits</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Bank credit to bank deposits (%)
Unit: %
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 8,567 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).