How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Samoa?

23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Samoa: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)

Gabon

8.5%

in 2015

Samoa

8.8%

in 2024

Gabon rank

52nd

Samoa rank

50th

Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time

Gabon
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 8.8% against 8.5% in Gabon, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.

Gabon ranks 52nd and Samoa ranks 50th of 118 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.9%	20.4%	10.5%	Samoa
1990s	11.8%	9.2%	2.6%	Gabon
2000s	11.2%	4.4%	6.8%	Gabon
2010s	6.6%	6.5%	0.1%	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and), Gabon or Samoa?: Samoa, at 8.8% against 8.5% in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between Gabon and Samoa?: 0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Samoa?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Gabon and Samoa rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?: Gabon ranks 52nd and Samoa ranks 50th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 5,219 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.