Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Claims on central government, etc.
Nigeria
8.6%
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
8.6%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
102nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
103rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Nigeria
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 8.6% against 8.6% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 102nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd of 187 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.1% | 2.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -2.3% | -6.0% | 3.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.5% | -2.7% | 5.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nigeria, at 8.6% against 8.6% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Nigeria ranks 102nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.