São Tomé and Principe's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) was US$15.92 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 13.78% from US$13.99 million in 2014 (1.3% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$15.92 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$13,847 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$13.99 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$31.74 million | 2011 |
| Lowest | −US$5.85 million | 2012 |
| Average since 2015 | US$6.71 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$1.43 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, São Tomé and Principe's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) rose US$16.81 million on 2023 (from −US$889,915 to US$15.92 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2023), the average change was −US$500,439 and a typical year strayed about US$9.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$16.81 million in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$37.59 million in 2012. 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 18% of the movement over 8 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 45th highest value of the 116 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$15.92 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$2.55 billion | 2024 |
Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2024 ranking
- Gambia, The — 42nd of 116: US$24.25 million
- Paraguay — 43rd of 116: US$17.46 million
- Mali — 44th of 116: US$17.1 million
- Burundi — 46th of 116: US$15.85 million
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 47th of 116: US$8.59 million
- Solomon Islands — 48th of 116: US$7.19 million
What this measures
Bilateral debt includes loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 43 values
| Year | Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,922,017 |
| 2023 | -889,915 |
| 2022 | -1,483,666 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | -13,847 |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | 7,236,245 |
| 2016 | 5,890,017 |
| 2015 | 27,006,663 |
| 2014 |
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$711.76 million (2024)
- Benin — US$284.77 million (2024)
- Botswana — −US$2.2 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — −US$17.8 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$15.85 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$23.54 million (2024)
- Cameroon — −US$349.55 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$2.93 million (2024)
- Chad — US$482.88 million (2024)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for São Tomé and Principe
- GDP (current US$) — 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$1.06 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 23.04 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is São Tomé and Principe's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)?
- US$15.92 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 1,011% from US$1.43 million in 1977 (5.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$31.74 million in 2011 and the lowest −US$5.85 million in 2012.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 45th highest of 116 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
- In 2024, São Tomé and Principe's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) rose US$16.81 million on 2023 (from −US$889,915 to US$15.92 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2023), the average change was −US$500,439 and a typical year strayed about US$9.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.BLAT.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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