Central bank assets to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Central bank assets to GDP was 3.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Central bank assets to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 2009–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, central bank assets to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 3.8%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 7.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2020.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 98th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Central bank assets to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.8% | — |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is central bank assets to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe was 3.8% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2020.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 98th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).