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

Latest (2011)
-558.90 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 37.1%
World rank
44th
of 51 countries
All-time high
2.06 trillion current LCU
in 2007
All-time low
-586.24 billion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
26
1986–2011

Overall budget balance, including grants in Sao Tome and Principe, 1986–2011

-1.0T01.0T2.0T1986199820111986: 352.7M current LCU1987: -222.6M current LCU1988: -693.8M current LCU1989: -1.9B current LCU1990: -2.9B current LCU1991: -3.8B current LCU1992: -7.4B current LCU1993: -10.3B current LCU1994: -21.7B current LCU1995: -36.9B current LCU1996: -53.8B current LCU1997: -108.7B current LCU1998: -113.1B current LCU1999: -167.7B current LCU2000: -37.1B current LCU2001: -87.5B current LCU2002: -82.0B current LCU2003: -96.3B current LCU2004: -167.3B current LCU2005: -116.7B current LCU2006: -213.0B current LCU2007: 2.1T current LCU2008: 383.3B current LCU2009: -586.2B current LCU2010: -407.6B current LCU2011: -558.9B current LCU

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

Annual values for Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1986 to 2011.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 41 Sierra Leone -327.14 billion current LCU compare
  2. 42 Côte d'Ivoire -349.70 billion current LCU compare
  3. 43 Guinea -393.66 billion current LCU compare
  4. 45 Senegal -599.10 billion current LCU compare
  5. 46 Congo, Democratic Republic of the -1.03 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 47 Madagascar -1.70 trillion current LCU compare

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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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Indicator
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
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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.