Financial Sector in Sao Tome and Principe

343 indicators covering financial sector for Sao Tome and Principe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Bank deposits to GDP 29.0% 2020 down 12.1% 144th
Liquid liabilities in millions USD 141.91 2000 constant 2020 up 89.4% 188th
Bank credit to bank deposits 64.6% 2020 down 42.4% 122nd
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims -453.17 million units per square kilometre 2008 down 9,336.3% 169th
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey) 5.68 million units per person 2008 up 857.3% 9th
Broad money (current LCU), per square kilometre 3.95 million current LCU per square kilometre 2023 up 79.6% 103rd
Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per 3.24 million units per person 2008 up 1,169.8% 9th
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita 2.44 million units per person 2008 up 621.5% 7th
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey) 5,248 units per US$ of GDP 2008 up 354.4% 4th
Financial Institutions Access Index 0.3494 2020 down 12.7% 87th
Financial Institutions Depth Index 0.0363 2020 down 48.3% 167th
Financial Institutions Efficiency Index 0.1821 2020 up 4.3% 182nd
Financial Development Index 0.1084 2020 down 14.0% 156th
Financial Institutions Index 0.213 2020 down 14.0% 150th
Financial Markets Access Index 0 2020 115th
Financial Markets Depth Index 0 2020 158th
Financial Markets Efficiency Index 0 2020 94th
Financial Markets Index 0 2020 159th
Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per 2,993 units per US$ of GDP 2008 up 502.8% 5th
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit 2,255 units per US$ of GDP 2008 up 242.5% 4th
Total reserves 18.0% 2024 down 41.5% 88th
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR, annual growth rate 14.55 % change on previous year 2025 up 779.2% 14th
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, US dollar, annual growth rate 20.29 % change on previous year 2025 up 416.9% 14th
Money, Seasonally adjusted 454.80 billion 2008 up 931.9% 63rd
Interest rate spread 15.2% 2024 up 6.8% 9th
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey) 1.03 billion units per square kilometre 2008 up 1,082.0% 10th
Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per 586.20 million units per square kilometre 2008 up 1,467.9% 12th
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) 76.51 % change on previous year 2008 up 2,559.7% 3rd
Capital Accounts 686.97 billion 2008 up 731.9% 36th
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square 441.59 million units per square kilometre 2008 up 790.9% 9th
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) 2.62 million units per person 2008 up 735.7% 5th
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) 2,419 units per US$ of GDP 2008 up 296.7% 3rd
Domestic credit to private sector 19.8% 2020 down 47.7% 149th
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) 473.75 million units per square kilometre 2008 up 931.9% 7th
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 10.13 % change on previous year 2008 down 97.4% 97th
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 3.95 million units per person 2008 up 573.7% 7th
Reserve assets 31.80 million US dollar 2024 down 69.8% 170th
Deposit interest rate 2.6% 2024 down 70.7% 90th
Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none 2017 4th
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP 8.8% 2020 up 297.8% 118th
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 182.79 million US dollar 2024 down 15.5% 173rd
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP 8.8% 2020 down 68.1% 130th
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 3,654 units per US$ of GDP 2008 up 219.8% 3rd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 42.26 million SDR 2024 down 2.6% 179th
Reserves excluding gold 45.08 million SDR 2024 up 2.8% 183rd
Total reserves (gold at market value) 45.08 million SDR 2024 up 2.8% 183rd
Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 45.08 million SDR 2024 up 2.8% 183rd
Consumer price index 430.23 2010 = 100 2025 up 179.4% 25th
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, Percent of quota per annum 214.61 2025 up 405.9% 36th
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, US dollar 43.50 million 2025 up 899.9% 73rd
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR 31.76 million 2025 up 911.7% 73rd
Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar 1.37 2025 down 1.2% 180th
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR 1 2025 unchanged 180th
Reserve tranche position, US dollar 1.37 2025 down 1.2% 180th
Reserve tranche position, SDR 1 2025 unchanged 180th
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate -5.58 % change on previous year 2024 down 398.5% 151st
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 31.81 million US dollar 2024 down 69.8% 166th
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 28.13 million US dollar 2024 down 73.1% 167th
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 61.7% 2024 up 100.9% 11th
Remittance inflows to GDP 1.8% 2020 down 43.7% 107th