Cape Verde vs Samoa: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Cape Verde
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 20.8% against 19.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 33rd and Samoa ranks 27th of 123 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 3.9% | 10.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.4% | 2.2% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Cape Verde or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 20.8% against 19.4% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 1.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Samoa rank globally for short-term debt?
- Cape Verde ranks 33rd and Samoa ranks 27th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.