São Tomé and Principe's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) was US$2.51 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 74.62% from US$1.44 million in 2014 (5.73% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.51 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$6.71 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.44 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$6.71 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | US$7,607 | 1981 |
| Average since 2015 | US$2.62 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$7,607 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, São Tomé and Principe's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose 15.1% on 2023 (from US$2.18 million to US$2.51 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +9.3% and a typical year strayed about 44.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2,478.6% in 1987 and the biggest yearly fall was 82.8% in 1986. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, São Tomé and Principe had the 119th highest value of the 120 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| São Tomé and Principe | US$2.51 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$47.03 billion | 2024 |
Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2024 ranking
- Vanuatu — 115th of 120: US$4.72 million
- Haiti — 116th of 120: US$4.17 million
- Russian Federation — 117th of 120: US$3.31 million
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 119th of 120: US$1.66 million
- Syrian Arab Republic — 120th of 120: US$0
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 44 values
| Year | Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,510,130 |
| 2023 | 2,181,423 |
| 2022 | 2,790,558 |
| 2021 | 2,518,661 |
| 2020 | 1,955,008 |
| 2019 | 6,707,905 |
| 2018 | 3,079,290 |
| 2017 | 2,457,673 |
| 2016 | 1,021,281 |
| 2015 | 1,007,819 |
| 2014 |
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$491.2 million (2024)
- Benin — US$200.14 million (2024)
- Botswana — US$250.9 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$228.43 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$14.51 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — US$65.44 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$375.85 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — US$8.22 million (2024)
- Chad — US$55.83 million (2024)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for São Tomé and Principe
- GDP (current US$) — US$981.29 million (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 21.28 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$326.78 million (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 4.28 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$4,084 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 88,591 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,360 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 17,810 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$1.06 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 23.04 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is São Tomé and Principe's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$)?
- US$2.51 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 32,898% from US$7,607 in 1981 (14.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$6.71 million in 2019 and the lowest US$7,607 in 1981.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 119th highest of 120 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
- In 2024, São Tomé and Principe's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose 15.1% on 2023 (from US$2.18 million to US$2.51 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +9.3% and a typical year strayed about 44.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.MLAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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