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

Colombia
360.26 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa
314.36 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
37th
Samoa rank
40th

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

  • Colombia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 360.26 DOD, current US$ per person against 314.36 DOD, current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 45.9 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 37th and Samoa ranks 40th of 121 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 42.44 DOD, current US$ per person 0.4461 DOD, current US$ per person 41.99 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
1980s 84.07 DOD, current US$ per person 2.26 DOD, current US$ per person 81.81 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
1990s 114.61 DOD, current US$ per person 0.0587 DOD, current US$ per person 114.55 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
2000s 104.11 DOD, current US$ per person 0.0124 DOD, current US$ per person 104.1 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
2010s 251.55 DOD, current US$ per person 88.66 DOD, current US$ per person 162.89 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
2020s 334.47 DOD, current US$ per person 271.69 DOD, current US$ per person 62.77 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Colombia or Samoa?
Colombia, at 360.26 DOD, current US$ per person against 314.36 DOD, current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Colombia and Samoa?
45.9 DOD, current US$ per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Samoa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Samoa rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Colombia ranks 37th and Samoa ranks 40th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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, short-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, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-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.