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

Fiji
175.15 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa
157.07 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Fiji rank
40th
Samoa rank
43rd

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

  • Fiji
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 175.15 TDS, current US$ per person against 157.07 TDS, current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 18.08 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 40th and Samoa ranks 43rd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 12.61 TDS, current US$ per person 9.67 TDS, current US$ per person 2.94 TDS, current US$ per person Fiji
1980s 64.98 TDS, current US$ per person 25.25 TDS, current US$ per person 39.73 TDS, current US$ per person Fiji
1990s 60.23 TDS, current US$ per person 25.79 TDS, current US$ per person 34.44 TDS, current US$ per person Fiji
2000s 22.37 TDS, current US$ per person 33.43 TDS, current US$ per person 11.06 TDS, current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 113.93 TDS, current US$ per person 93.47 TDS, current US$ per person 20.46 TDS, current US$ per person Fiji
2020s 149.16 TDS, current US$ per person 129.01 TDS, current US$ per person 20.16 TDS, current US$ per person Fiji

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), Fiji or Samoa?
Fiji, at 175.15 TDS, current US$ per person against 157.07 TDS, current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Fiji and Samoa?
18.08 TDS, current US$ per person, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Samoa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Fiji and Samoa rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Fiji ranks 40th and Samoa ranks 43rd 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$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,413 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.