São Tomé and Principe's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) was −US$396,000 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 130.23% from −US$172,000 in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$396,000 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$255,000 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$172,000 | 2014 |
| Highest | US$7.88 million | 1996 |
| Lowest | −US$396,000 | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$288,500 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$807,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, São Tomé and Principe's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) fell US$88,000 on 2023 (from −US$308,000 to −US$396,000).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$164,367 and a typical year strayed about US$1.78 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 US$5.09 million in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was US$6.57 million in 1997. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$12,455 a year. A straight line explains 65% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 63rd highest value of the 94 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$396,000 | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$11.51 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$9 billion | 2024 |
Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2024 ranking
- Eswatini — 60th of 94: −US$149,000
- Morocco — 61st of 94: −US$196,000
- El Salvador — 62nd of 94: −US$360,000
- Paraguay — 64th of 94: −US$568,000
- Maldives — 65th of 94: −US$1.72 million
- Philippines — 66th of 94: −US$2.33 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IDA is the International Development Association, the concessional loan window of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 39 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -396,000 |
| 2023 | -308,000 |
| 2022 | -306,000 |
| 2021 | -330,000 |
| 2020 | -257,000 |
| 2019 | -255,000 |
| 2018 | -261,000 |
| 2017 | -258,000 |
| 2016 | -256,000 |
| 2015 | -258,000 |
| 2014 |
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$47.74 million (2024)
- Benin — US$448.24 million (2024)
- Botswana — −US$45,000 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$320.83 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$5.32 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — US$36.4 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$338.75 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$4 million (2024)
- Chad — −US$6.64 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$13.51 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for São Tomé and Principe
- GDP (current US$) — 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$1.06 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 23.04 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is São Tomé and Principe's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$396,000 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1986?
- It is down 149.07% from US$807,000 in 1986. The highest value was US$7.88 million in 1996 and the lowest −US$396,000 in 2024.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 63rd highest of 94 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
- In 2024, São Tomé and Principe's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) fell US$88,000 on 2023 (from −US$308,000 to −US$396,000). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$164,367 and a typical year strayed about US$1.78 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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.NFL.MIDA.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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