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

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 38 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 55.7% of GDP in 2025, compared with 65.2% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −9.53 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
203138.3 % of GDP
203040.3 % of GDP
202943.2 % of GDP
202845.3 % of GDP
202747.4 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2022
202650.4 % of GDP
202555.7 % of GDP
202465.2 % of GDP
202373.2 % of GDP
202286.8 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.