Sao Tome and Principe vs Zambia: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 25.13 LCU per US$ against 21.69 LCU per US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3.44 LCU per US$.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 91st of 213 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0288 LCU per US$ | 0.0007 LCU per US$ | 0.028 LCU per US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.0299 LCU per US$ | 0.0007 LCU per US$ | 0.0291 LCU per US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.0549 LCU per US$ | 0.0048 LCU per US$ | 0.0501 LCU per US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 2.4 LCU per US$ | 0.9037 LCU per US$ | 1.5 LCU per US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 11.26 LCU per US$ | 4.15 LCU per US$ | 7.11 LCU per US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 20.21 LCU per US$ | 7.82 LCU per US$ | 12.4 LCU per US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 22.22 LCU per US$ | 21.13 LCU per US$ | 1.09 LCU per US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 25.13 LCU per US$ against 21.69 LCU per US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 3.44 LCU per US$, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 91st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.