International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Sao Tome and Principe

International reserves in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 58,787,512 US$. Ranked 163 in the world out of 164. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 1,044.3%.

2024 58.79M US$ +27.12% vs 2023
World rank 163of 164
Period maximum 75.29M US$2020
Period minimum 5.03M US$1996

Trend over time

1995–2024 · US$

International reserves — Sao Tome and Principe, 1995–2024020M40M60M80M199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 5,137,291 US$1996: 5,030,365 US$1997: 12,426,781 US$1998: 9,682,287 US$1999: 10,877,243 US$2000: 11,639,664 US$2001: 15,481,934 US$2002: 17,352,535 US$2003: 25,470,020 US$2004: 19,503,428 US$2005: 26,702,731 US$2006: 34,181,487 US$2007: 39,331,621 US$2008: 61,292,170 US$2009: 66,659,123 US$2010: 48,170,349 US$2011: 52,125,218 US$2012: 51,587,491 US$2013: 63,787,767 US$2014: 63,523,955 US$2015: 72,864,705 US$2016: 63,203,006 US$2017: 58,950,230 US$2018: 43,683,545 US$2019: 47,148,377 US$2020: 75,287,734 US$2021: 75,017,386 US$2022: 64,476,467 US$2023: 46,247,348 US$2024: 58,787,512 US$
Change over the period: +53.65M (+1,044.33%) Average annual rate: 8.77 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 58.79M US$
World computed 14.86T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 187B US$
Middle Africa computed 23.87B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.28T US$
International reserves — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 58.79M +12.54M +27.12%
2023 46.25M −18.23M −28.27%
2022 64.48M −10.54M −14.05%
2021 75.02M −270,347 −0.36%
2020 75.29M +28.14M +59.68%
2019 47.15M +3.46M +7.93%
2018 43.68M −15.27M −25.9%
2017 58.95M −4.25M −6.73%
2016 63.2M −9.66M −13.26%
2015 72.86M +9.34M +14.7%
2014 63.52M −263,812 −0.41%
2013 63.79M +12.2M +23.65%
2012 51.59M −537,727 −1.03%
2011 52.13M +3.95M +8.21%
2010 48.17M −18.49M −27.74%
2009 66.66M +5.37M +8.76%
2008 61.29M +21.96M +55.83%
2007 39.33M +5.15M +15.07%
2006 34.18M +7.48M +28.01%
2005 26.7M +7.2M +36.91%
2004 19.5M −5.97M −23.43%
2003 25.47M +8.12M +46.78%
2002 17.35M +1.87M +12.08%
2001 15.48M +3.84M +33.01%
2000 11.64M +762,421 +7.01%
1999 10.88M +1.19M +12.34%
1998 9.68M −2.74M −22.09%
1997 12.43M +7.4M +147.04%
1996 5.03M −106,926 −2.08%
1995 5.14M

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.