Samoa vs Zambia: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Samoa
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.0% against 3.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Samoa ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 41st of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 7.1% | 5.6% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 6.4% | 2.9% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 7.9% | 5.7% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Samoa or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.0% against 3.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Samoa and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Samoa ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 41st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.