Credit to private sector, % of GDP
7.9%−4.9 pp vs 2022
Banking & Finance Statistics in São Tomé and Príncipe
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Exchange rate (local currency per US$)
22.66−2.7% vs 2022
Remittances received
$10M0.0% vs 2023
Returns on direct investments
0.8%0.0 pp vs 2021
Official exchange rate
21.97−3.0% vs 2024
Total external debt
454.3M+7.8% vs 2022
All Banking & Finance datasets for São Tomé and Príncipe (42)
| Dataset | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| Prices: Exchange rates FAO | FAO | −1.4% |
| Investment: Credit to Agriculture FAO | FAO | +17.2% |
| Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average Global Economic Monitor | Global Economic Monitor | −3% |
| Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average Global Economic Monitor | Global Economic Monitor | −3% |
| Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average Global Economic Monitor | Global Economic Monitor | −3% |
| Total Reserves Global Economic Monitor | Global Economic Monitor | −25.9% |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +7.8% |
| External debt stocks (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −13.4% |
| Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −0.8% |
| External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +9.3% |
| External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +7.7% |
| Short-term debt (% of total reserves) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +50.2% |
| Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −29.3% |
| Short-term debt (% of total external debt) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | 0% |
| Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +40% |
| Net official flows from UN agencies, FAO (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −61.5% |
| Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −0.7% |
| Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +26,300,000 |
| IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | 0 |
| PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +26,900,000 |
| PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +100% |
| PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +10,100,000 |
| Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −82.7% |
| Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −19.2% |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −29.5% |
| Total debt service (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −35.1% |
| IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +98.7% |
| Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −2.8% |
| Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −15.5% |
| Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −42.2% |
| Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −11.2% |
| Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −39.8% |
| Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −23.2% |
| Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −38.2% |
| Broad money (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −13.2% |
| Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +0.7% |
| Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −7.7% |
| Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −38.2% |
| CPIA financial sector rating (1=low to 6=high) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | 0% |
| Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −2.7% |
| Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct investments OECD | OECD | 0% |
| Domestic comprehensive wealth per capita index (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | −0.7% |
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