Liquid liabilities to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 32.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 2009–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, liquid liabilities to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 32.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 40.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2019.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 37.2% | — |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 32.3% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
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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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Sao Tome and Principe was 32.8% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2019.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.