General government gross debt as a percentage of GDP. Source: IMF Macro-Financial Indicators. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.
| Period | Public Debt |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 55.9% |
| 2025 | 59.1% |
| 2024 | 69% |
| 2023 | 73.2% |
| 2022 | 86.8% |
| 2021 | 85.1% |
| 2020 | 91% |
| 2019 | 98.6% |
| 2018 | 95.9% |
| 2017 | 92.3% |
| 2016 | 104.6% |
| 2015 | 101.1% |
52 countries carry a recent general government debt as a share of GDP figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
140 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Sao Tome and Principe, grouped by topic.