Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Gambia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 6.7% against 6.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 80th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 3.2% | 17.5% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 76.3% | 58.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 197.1% | 188.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 85.5% | 73.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 28.6% | 21.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 17.2% | 2.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gambia, at 6.7% against 6.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.7%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for short-term debt?
- Gambia ranks 80th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.