Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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São Tomé and Príncipe

59.1 %Government gross debt, % of GDP
-3.4 %Fiscal balance, % of GDP
$1.0 bnGDP, current prices
-4.3 %Current account, % of GDP

Facts

Government gross debt, % of GDP
59.1 % (2025)
Fiscal balance, % of GDP
-3.4 % (2025)
GDP, current prices
$1.0 bn (2025)
Current account, % of GDP
-4.3 % (2025)
Debt level
30–60% of GDP
Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
−42.0 pp
ISO code
STP

Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)

GDP, current prices ($ billions)

198020251.00.1
PeriodValue
2025$1.0 bn
2024$0.8 bn
2023$0.7 bn
2022$0.5 bn
2021$0.5 bn
2020$0.5 bn
2019$0.4 bn
2018$0.4 bn
2017$0.3 bn
2016$0.3 bn
2015$0.3 bn
2014$0.3 bn

Current account balance, % of GDP

19802025-4.3-19.8
PeriodValue
2025-4.3 %
20242.4 %
2023-8.6 %
2022-15.5 %
2021-13.0 %
2020-10.8 %
2019-12.7 %
2018-12.9 %
2017-13.8 %
2016-6.4 %
2015-13.5 %
2014-25.2 %

Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP

20002025-3.451.5
PeriodValue
2025-3.4 %
20240.9 %
2023-2.1 %
2022-2.2 %
2021-1.5 %
20202.9 %
2019-0.1 %
2018-2.0 %
2017-3.1 %
2016-5.0 %
2015-7.6 %
2014-6.3 %

Government gross debt, % of GDP

2001202559.1418
PeriodValue
202559.1 %
202469.0 %
202373.2 %
202286.8 %
202185.1 %
202091.0 %
201998.6 %
201895.9 %
201792.3 %
2016104.6 %
2015101.1 %
201492.5 %