Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 21.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 175.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 21.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 3.8% | — |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +86.8% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +44.5% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 0.0% | 21.5% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 37.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 183.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 98.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 38.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 158.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Sao Tome and Principe was 21.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.