Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: External borrowing, net

Sao Tome and Principe
460.64 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
591.26 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe rank
7th
Sierra Leone rank
6th

External borrowing, net over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sierra Leone
-2.0T-1.0T01.0T196519882011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 591.26 billion current LCU against 460.64 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 130.62 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 294.31 million current LCU -1.32 billion current LCU 1.61 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 19.39 billion current LCU 19.23 billion current LCU 152.27 million current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
2000s -210.00 billion current LCU 246.62 billion current LCU 456.62 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s 353.46 billion current LCU 566.18 billion current LCU 212.71 billion current LCU Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 591.26 billion current LCU against 460.64 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
130.62 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for external borrowing, net?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External borrowing, net (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,388 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.