Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 27.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 2009–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe is 27.4%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 40.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2016.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 147th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 35.1% | — |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -13.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 27.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.6%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 27.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.7%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 26.2% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More financial sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe was 27.4% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2016.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks 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 deposit money 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. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, 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).