Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 18.6% against 18.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 16.8% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 35.5% | 10.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 27.0% | 6.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 18.6% against 18.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
- 0.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for total reserves?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.