Samoa vs Tonga: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Samoa
1,241 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Tonga
1,242 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
57th
Tonga rank
56th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Samoa
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1,242 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,241 DOD, current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 1 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 56th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 408.64 DOD, current US$ per person 330.28 DOD, current US$ per person 78.35 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
1990s 779.6 DOD, current US$ per person 545.51 DOD, current US$ per person 234.1 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
2000s 913.96 DOD, current US$ per person 765.24 DOD, current US$ per person 148.72 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 1,927 DOD, current US$ per person 1,661 DOD, current US$ per person 265.3 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 1,593 DOD, current US$ per person 1,556 DOD, current US$ per person 37.65 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Samoa or Tonga?
Tonga, at 1,242 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,241 DOD, current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Samoa and Tonga?
1 DOD, current US$ per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Samoa ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 56th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.