Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Interest on external debt

Madagascar
43.11 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
23.82 billion current LCU
in 2011
Madagascar rank
13th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
16th

Interest on external debt over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050.0B100.0B150.0B198419972011

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 43.11 billion current LCU against 23.82 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 19.28 billion current LCU.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.8 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 50 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 8.96 billion current LCU 251.78 million current LCU 8.70 billion current LCU Madagascar
1990s 67.88 billion current LCU 12.03 billion current LCU 55.85 billion current LCU Madagascar
2000s 63.25 billion current LCU 28.39 billion current LCU 34.86 billion current LCU Madagascar
2010s 45.50 billion current LCU 20.02 billion current LCU 25.48 billion current LCU Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest on external debt, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Madagascar, at 43.11 billion current LCU against 23.82 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in interest on external debt between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
19.28 billion current LCU, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for interest on external debt?
Madagascar ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Interest on external debt (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Interest on external debt (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,343 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.