Overall budget balance, including grants in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Overall budget balance, including grants was -558.90 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Sao Tome and Principe, 1986–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, overall budget balance, including grants in Sao Tome and Principe stood at -558.90 billion current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 538.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2.06 trillion current LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, -586.24 billion current LCU, in 2009.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall budget balance, including grants in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 352.67 million current LCU | — |
| 1987 | -222.56 million current LCU | -163.1% |
| 1988 | -693.83 million current LCU | +211.7% |
| 1989 | -1.89 billion current LCU | +172.8% |
| 1990 | -2.89 billion current LCU | +52.5% |
| 1991 | -3.81 billion current LCU | +31.8% |
| 1992 | -7.41 billion current LCU | +94.5% |
| 1993 | -10.29 billion current LCU | +38.9% |
| 1994 | -21.66 billion current LCU | +110.5% |
| 1995 | -36.89 billion current LCU | +70.3% |
| 1996 | -53.80 billion current LCU | +45.8% |
| 1997 | -108.70 billion current LCU | +102.1% |
| 1998 | -113.05 billion current LCU | +4.0% |
| 1999 | -167.74 billion current LCU | +48.4% |
| 2000 | -37.12 billion current LCU | -77.9% |
| 2001 | -87.50 billion current LCU | +135.7% |
| 2002 | -81.96 billion current LCU | -6.3% |
| 2003 | -96.27 billion current LCU | +17.5% |
| 2004 | -167.29 billion current LCU | +73.8% |
| 2005 | -116.72 billion current LCU | -30.2% |
| 2006 | -212.97 billion current LCU | +82.5% |
| 2007 | 2.06 trillion current LCU | -1068.6% |
| 2008 | 383.30 billion current LCU | -81.4% |
| 2009 | -586.24 billion current LCU | -252.9% |
| 2010 | -407.56 billion current LCU | -30.5% |
| 2011 | -558.90 billion current LCU | +37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -614.17 million current LCU | -1.89 billion current LCU | 352.67 million current LCU | 4 |
| 1990s | -52.62 billion current LCU | -167.74 billion current LCU | -2.89 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.00 billion current LCU | -586.24 billion current LCU | 2.06 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -483.23 billion current LCU | -558.90 billion current LCU | -407.56 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 41 Sierra Leone -327.14 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Côte d'Ivoire -349.70 billion current LCU compare
- 43 Guinea -393.66 billion current LCU compare
- 45 Senegal -599.10 billion current LCU compare
- 46 Congo, Democratic Republic of the -1.03 trillion current LCU compare
- 47 Madagascar -1.70 trillion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.44 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6244 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 147,061 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.385 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4.71 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Sao Tome and Principe was -558.90 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 trillion current LCU in 2007.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -586.24 billion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 44th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 538.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.