Samoa vs Vanuatu: External debt stocks, long-term

Samoa
270.56 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Vanuatu
352.89 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Samoa rank
116th
Vanuatu rank
114th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 352.89 million DOD, current US$ against 270.56 million DOD, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 82.33 million DOD, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 116th and Vanuatu ranks 114th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 64.18 million DOD, current US$ 8.93 million DOD, current US$ 55.25 million DOD, current US$ Samoa
1990s 135.98 million DOD, current US$ 42.17 million DOD, current US$ 93.81 million DOD, current US$ Samoa
2000s 170.92 million DOD, current US$ 79.58 million DOD, current US$ 91.34 million DOD, current US$ Samoa
2010s 387.69 million DOD, current US$ 185.27 million DOD, current US$ 202.43 million DOD, current US$ Samoa
2020s 342.27 million DOD, current US$ 366.03 million DOD, current US$ 23.76 million DOD, current US$ Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Samoa or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 352.89 million DOD, current US$ against 270.56 million DOD, current US$ in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Samoa and Vanuatu?
82.33 million DOD, current US$, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Samoa ranks 116th and Vanuatu ranks 114th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.