Sao Tome and Principe vs Yemen: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Yemen
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 18.0% against 17.0% in Yemen, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Yemen ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th and Yemen ranks 90th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 20.8% | 17.5% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 100.7% | 84.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 48.0% | 22.7% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 17.6% | 5.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Sao Tome and Principe or Yemen?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 18.0% against 17.0% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?
- 1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen rank globally for total reserves?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th and Yemen ranks 90th 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.