Financial system deposits to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Financial system deposits to GDP was 29.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Financial system deposits 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 financial system deposits to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe is 29.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 36.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2019.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 32.2% | — |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 28.5% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 29.7% compare
- 142 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.4%
- 143 Dominican Republic 29.3% compare
- 145 Eswatini 28.0% compare
- 146 Ethiopia 27.4%
- 147 Ukraine 27.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe was 29.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2019.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions 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 demand and time and saving deposits, 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. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); 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).