Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Broad money growth
Broad money growth over time
- Japan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Japan ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 160th of 167 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 52.9% | 49.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | -1.1% | 29.8% | 30.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 10.8% | 8.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 4.7% | 1.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money growth, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Japan, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money growth between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for broad money growth?
- Japan ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 160th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.