Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.0% against 8.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Samoa ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 118 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 22.1% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 30.1% | 20.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 5.2% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 4.5% | 3.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 11.4% | 2.7% | Samoa |
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), Samoa or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.0% against 8.8% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Samoa ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th 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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About this data
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.