Sao Tome and Principe: Financial openness
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| Sao Tome and Principe |
Financial openness index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.534 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1981 - 2021 |
| Average | -0.192 |
| Min - Max | -1.931 - 2.299 |
| Source | Chinn-Ito Index |
The latest value from 2021 is 0.534 index points, unchanged from 0.534 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.322 index points, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Sao Tome and Principe from 1981 to 2021 is -0.192 index points. The minimum value, -1.931 index points, was reached in 1996 while the maximum of 2.299 index points was recorded in 2014.
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Definition: The Chinn-Ito index measures a country's degree of capital account openness and was introduced in Chinn and Ito (Journal of Development Economics, 2006). It is based on variables that codify the restrictions on cross-border financial transactions in the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. Higher values mean greater financial openness.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 91.34 | 2021 | percent |
| Financial openness | 0.534 | 2021 | index points |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 23.35 | 2022 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 0.13 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 0.00 | 2022 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -13.80 | 2023 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -0.08 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, in dollars | -0.12 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 0.06 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 1.35 | 2023 | percent |
| Remittances | 8.15 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -70.44 | 2022 | million USD |
| External debt | 71.29 | 2022 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 5.23 | 2022 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 42.14 | 2022 | percent |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 0.06 | 6/2024 | billion |