Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: External borrowing, net
External borrowing, net over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sierra Leone
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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About this data
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.