Malawi vs Samoa: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Malawi
76.24 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Samoa
82.85 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Malawi rank
99th
Samoa rank
98th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 82.85 million DOD, current US$ against 76.24 million DOD, current US$ in Malawi, a difference of 6.61 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Samoa ahead.
Malawi ranks 99th and Samoa ranks 98th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 DOD, current US$ | 66,667 DOD, current US$ | 66,667 DOD, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1980s | 71.96 million DOD, current US$ | 375,872 DOD, current US$ | 71.58 million DOD, current US$ | Malawi |
| 1990s | 42.65 million DOD, current US$ | 10,134 DOD, current US$ | 42.64 million DOD, current US$ | Malawi |
| 2000s | 65.28 million DOD, current US$ | 2,321 DOD, current US$ | 65.28 million DOD, current US$ | Malawi |
| 2010s | 34.91 million DOD, current US$ | 18.04 million DOD, current US$ | 16.87 million DOD, current US$ | Malawi |
| 2020s | 96.68 million DOD, current US$ | 62.61 million DOD, current US$ | 34.08 million DOD, current US$ | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Malawi or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 82.85 million DOD, current US$ against 76.24 million DOD, current US$ in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Malawi and Samoa?
- 6.61 million DOD, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Malawi ranks 99th and Samoa ranks 98th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.