External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 46.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Sao Tome and Principe, 2009–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 46.5% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 117.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2018.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 15th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 117.3% | — |
| 2010 | 44.6% | -61.9% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | -49.4% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +107.8% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | +4.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 46.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 4.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 46.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.6%, 4.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117.3% | 117.3% | 117.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 21.4% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Sao Tome and Principe?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Sao Tome and Principe was 46.5% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 117.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2018.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking sector (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.