Afghanistan vs Samoa: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth

Afghanistan
3.73 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa
3.19 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
51st
Samoa rank
53rd

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Samoa
-2000200400600197519992024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.73 % change on previous year against 3.19 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.54 % change on previous year.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 53rd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Samoa Difference Ahead
2010s 80.94 % change on previous year -6.11 % change on previous year 87.05 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2020s 1.29 % change on previous year 25.43 % change on previous year 24.14 % change on previous year Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth, Afghanistan or Samoa?
Afghanistan, at 3.73 % change on previous year against 3.19 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between Afghanistan and Samoa?
0.54 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Samoa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Samoa rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
Afghanistan ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 53rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 5,849 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.