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

China
12,652 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
12,582 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
36th
Samoa rank
37th

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

  • China
  • Samoa
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How they compare

China currently reports 12,652 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,582 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 70 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.

China ranks 36th and Samoa ranks 37th of 121 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 279.75 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,475 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,196 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 1,204 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,587 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 382.29 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 1,142 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,210 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,068 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 2,002 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 6,740 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 4,738 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 7,967 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 9,427 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,460 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 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), China or Samoa?
China, at 12,652 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,582 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between China and Samoa?
70 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Samoa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do China and Samoa rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
China ranks 36th and Samoa ranks 37th of 121 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 square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,172 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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