Samoa vs Vanuatu: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Samoa
82.85 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Vanuatu
92.16 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Samoa rank
98th
Vanuatu rank
96th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 92.16 million DOD, current US$ against 82.85 million DOD, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 9.31 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 98th and Vanuatu ranks 96th of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 336,474 DOD, current US$ | 9.29 million DOD, current US$ | 8.95 million DOD, current US$ | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 10,134 DOD, current US$ | 4.88 million DOD, current US$ | 4.87 million DOD, current US$ | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 2,321 DOD, current US$ | 31.87 million DOD, current US$ | 31.86 million DOD, current US$ | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 18.04 million DOD, current US$ | 48.36 million DOD, current US$ | 30.33 million DOD, current US$ | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 62.61 million DOD, current US$ | 61.65 million DOD, current US$ | 958,500 DOD, current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 92.16 million DOD, current US$ against 82.85 million DOD, current US$ in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 9.31 million DOD, current US$, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Samoa ranks 98th and Vanuatu ranks 96th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.