Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita
Papua New Guinea
59.29 units per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
61.62 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
100th
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 61.62 units per person against 59.29 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.33 units per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970s | 6.5 units per person | 5.12 units per person | 1.38 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 20.97 units per person | 30.56 units per person | 9.59 units per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 27.45 units per person | 40.26 units per person | 12.81 units per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 25.99 units per person | 46.48 units per person | 20.49 units per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 16.65 units per person | 51.66 units per person | 35.01 units per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 36.14 units per person | 64.8 units per person | 28.65 units per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 61.62 units per person against 59.29 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.33 units per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.