Broad money growth in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Broad money growth was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Sao Tome and Principe, 1996–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2024, broad money growth in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 91.6% on the previous year and down 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 116.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 2016.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 160th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 84.5% | — |
| 1997 | 116.4% | +37.8% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -97.6% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +174.6% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | +222.5% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | +46.0% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -30.1% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +112.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -98.1% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +4355.0% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -30.7% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -77.7% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +158.4% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -51.4% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +76.3% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | -4.8% | -133.6% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -95.5% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -7053.2% |
| 2019 | -2.1% | -113.7% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -610.2% |
| 2021 | -2.6% | -124.5% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -448.1% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -33.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -91.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.9% | 2.8% | 116.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 1.0% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | -4.8% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | -2.6% | 10.6% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 11,539 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -9.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 42.26 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 45.08 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 45.08 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 45.08 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 191.38 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 30.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 191.38 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Broad money growth in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.5% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 116.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 2016.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for broad money growth?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.