São Tomé and Príncipe — General government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 37 observations

About this series

General government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In São Tomé and Príncipe, the general government debt reading was 51.4% of GDP in 2025, compared with 64.8% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −13.4 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
203030.5 % of GDP
202934.3 % of GDP
202837.5 % of GDP
202741.2 % of GDP
202645.4 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
202551.4 % of GDP
202464.8 % of GDP
202373.2 % of GDP
202286.8 % of GDP
202185.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.