Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Samoa
-2.09 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-3.34 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa rank
85th
Sierra Leone rank
87th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Samoa
  • Sierra Leone
-1000100200300197119972024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports -2.09 % change on previous year against -3.34 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.25 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 34 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 80.22 % change on previous year 20.95 % change on previous year 59.27 % change on previous year Samoa
1980s 3.7 % change on previous year -11.77 % change on previous year 15.47 % change on previous year Samoa
1990s 1.19 % change on previous year 48.39 % change on previous year 47.2 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2000s 6.71 % change on previous year -2.5 % change on previous year 9.21 % change on previous year Samoa
2010s 12.63 % change on previous year 23.56 % change on previous year 10.93 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s 18.01 % change on previous year 6.37 % change on previous year 11.64 % change on previous year Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Samoa or Sierra Leone?
Samoa, at -2.09 % change on previous year against -3.34 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
1.25 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Samoa ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,213 data points, 1971–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.