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

Samoa
314.36 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
350.57 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
40th
Vanuatu rank
38th

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

  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
0100200300400197419992024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 350.57 DOD, current US$ per person against 314.36 DOD, current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 36.21 DOD, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Samoa ranks 40th and Vanuatu ranks 38th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 2.02 DOD, current US$ per person 69.09 DOD, current US$ per person 67.07 DOD, current US$ per person Vanuatu
1990s 0.0587 DOD, current US$ per person 29.52 DOD, current US$ per person 29.46 DOD, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2000s 0.0124 DOD, current US$ per person 154.8 DOD, current US$ per person 154.78 DOD, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2010s 88.66 DOD, current US$ per person 184.07 DOD, current US$ per person 95.41 DOD, current US$ per person Vanuatu
2020s 271.69 DOD, current US$ per person 174.97 DOD, current US$ per person 96.73 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Samoa or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 350.57 DOD, current US$ 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$), per capita between Samoa and Vanuatu?
36.21 DOD, current US$ per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Samoa ranks 40th and Vanuatu ranks 38th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.