Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 37.9% against 37.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Samoa ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 9.5% | 3.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 9.8% | 23.2% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 14.4% | 65.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 22.2% | 71.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 15.6% | 45.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 31.9% | 21.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 37.9% against 37.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Samoa ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.