Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Claims on governments and other public entities
Claims on governments and other public entities over time
- Lesotho
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -2.48 billion current LCU against -20.00 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 17.52 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Lesotho ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 49 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on governments and other public entities, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Lesotho, at -2.48 billion current LCU against -20.00 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 17.52 billion current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 1998.
- How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for claims on governments and other public entities?
- Lesotho ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.