Sao Tome and Principe vs Zambia: External capital grants

Sao Tome and Principe
716.68 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
847.33 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe rank
4th
Zambia rank
3rd

External capital grants over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 847.33 billion current LCU against 716.68 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 130.64 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 3rd of 54 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 0 current LCU
1970s 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 0 current LCU
1980s 143.27 million current LCU 204.18 million current LCU 60.91 million current LCU Zambia
1990s 23.24 billion current LCU 197.33 billion current LCU 174.09 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 468.05 billion current LCU 1.13 trillion current LCU 659.10 billion current LCU Zambia
2010s 715.35 billion current LCU 662.37 billion current LCU 52.98 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external capital grants, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
Zambia, at 847.33 billion current LCU against 716.68 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in external capital grants between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
130.64 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for external capital grants?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 3rd of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External capital grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External capital grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 2,808 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Grants are unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts of government from other governments or international institutions. In determination of the deficit/surplus, grants are grouped with revenue and expenditure rather than with financing. Values are