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

Samoa
36.59 million TDS, current US$
in 2024
Syria
28.71 million TDS, current US$
in 2024
Samoa rank
113th
Syria rank
115th

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

  • Samoa
  • Syria
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 36.59 million TDS, current US$ against 28.71 million TDS, current US$ in Syria, a difference of 7.89 million TDS, current US$.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Syria ahead.

Samoa ranks 113th and Syria ranks 115th of 122 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 8.29 million TDS, current US$ 661.10 million TDS, current US$ 652.81 million TDS, current US$ Syria
2010s 22.49 million TDS, current US$ 127.97 million TDS, current US$ 105.49 million TDS, current US$ Syria
2020s 31.51 million TDS, current US$ 13.88 million TDS, current US$ 17.63 million TDS, current US$ Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total, Samoa or Syria?
Samoa, at 36.59 million TDS, current US$ against 28.71 million TDS, current US$ in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total between Samoa and Syria?
7.89 million TDS, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syria?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Syria rank globally for debt service on external debt, total?
Samoa ranks 113th and Syria ranks 115th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). 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, total (TDS, current US$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,455 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.