Which has higher total debt service, Iraq or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.5% against 3.0% in Iraq as of 2024.

What is the difference in total debt service between Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?

10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Sao Tome and Principe: Total debt service

Iraq

3.0%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

3.5%

in 2024

Iraq rank

112th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

110th

Total debt service over time

Iraq
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.5% against 3.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 112th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 120 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2.7%	5.2%	2.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	4.7%	4.9%	0.2%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total debt service, Iraq or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.5% against 3.0% in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in total debt service between Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for total debt service?: Iraq ranks 112th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 132 places, 5,268 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.