Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants was -1.36 trillion current LCU in 2011. β Volatile
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Sao Tome and Principe, 1986β2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Sao Tome and Principe stood at -1.36 trillion current LCU. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 449.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 352.67 million current LCU in 1986 and was at its lowest, -1.36 trillion current LCU, in 2011.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | -381.39 billion current LCU | -1.05 trillion current LCU | -68.92 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.25 trillion current LCU | -1.36 trillion current LCU | -1.15 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 27 Guinea -427.50 billion current LCU compare
- 28 Rwanda -469.55 billion current LCU compare
- 29 Burkina Faso -554.45 billion current LCU compare
- 31 Uganda -1.74 trillion current LCU compare
- 32 Madagascar -1.89 trillion current LCU compare
- 33 Tanzania, United Republic of -3.70 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 surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Sao Tome and Principe was -1.36 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 352.67 million current LCU in 1986.
- What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.36 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 449.8%. 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 surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.