Samoa vs Zambia: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

Samoa
167.84 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zambia
183.57 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
63rd
Zambia rank
60th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • Samoa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 183.57 TDS, current US$ per person against 167.84 TDS, current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 15.73 TDS, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Samoa ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 10.98 TDS, current US$ per person 40.73 TDS, current US$ per person 29.75 TDS, current US$ per person Zambia
1980s 38.1 TDS, current US$ per person 42.91 TDS, current US$ per person 4.81 TDS, current US$ per person Zambia
1990s 26.94 TDS, current US$ per person 61.84 TDS, current US$ per person 34.9 TDS, current US$ per person Zambia
2000s 33.66 TDS, current US$ per person 22.21 TDS, current US$ per person 11.44 TDS, current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 110.73 TDS, current US$ per person 45.03 TDS, current US$ per person 65.7 TDS, current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 146.2 TDS, current US$ per person 99.41 TDS, current US$ per person 46.79 TDS, current US$ per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Samoa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 183.57 TDS, current US$ per person against 167.84 TDS, current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Samoa and Zambia?
15.73 TDS, current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Samoa ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt service on external debt, total (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.