External debt stocks, short-term in Samoa
Samoa: External debt stocks, short-term was 68.54 million DOD, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term in Samoa, 1974–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 68.54 million DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, short-term in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 104.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Samoa peaked at 71.30 million DOD, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1975.
That places Samoa 99th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66,667 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 200,000 DOD, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 375,872 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 1.11 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,134 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 75,561 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,321 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 9,438 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.04 million DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 33.48 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.56 million DOD, current US$ | 37.86 million DOD, current US$ | 71.30 million DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 96 Saint Lucia 79.53 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 97 Malawi 75.41 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 98 Eswatini 69.86 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65.00 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 101 Myanmar 63.96 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 102 Guyana 63.73 million DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Samoa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -3.84 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.5% (2024)
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 34.24 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, multilateral -10.24 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 55.84 million DOD, current US$ (2024)
- Multilateral debt service 12.66 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
- Multilateral debt service 37.0% (2024)
- IMF repurchases and charges 1.36 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term in Samoa?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Samoa was 68.54 million DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 71.30 million DOD, current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Samoa ranks 99th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.