Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Claims on central government

Equatorial Guinea
10.49 billion current LCU
in 1998
Sao Tome and Principe
32.13 billion current LCU
in 1998
Equatorial Guinea rank
22nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
19th

Claims on central government over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B198619921998

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 32.13 billion current LCU against 10.49 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 21.64 billion current LCU.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 3.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th of 49 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 32.13 billion current LCU against 10.49 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea as of 1998.
What is the difference in claims on central government between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
21.64 billion current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 1998.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for claims on central government?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on central government (current LCU). 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

Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Claims on central government. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/claims-on-central-government-current-lcu/equatorial-guinea/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/claims-on-central-government-current-lcu/equatorial-guinea/sao-tome-and-principe/">Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Claims on central government</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Claims on central government (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,478 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Claims on the central government, net is defined as the central governments direct financial obligations to the country’s financial institutions less any claims the central government has on those institutions.