Russia vs Samoa: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Russia
17.4%
in 2022
Samoa
20.8%
in 2025
Russia rank
37th
Samoa rank
27th
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Russia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 20.8% against 17.4% in Russia, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 37th and Samoa ranks 27th of 123 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 0.0% | 9.0% | Russia |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 0.0% | 14.3% | Russia |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 3.9% | 8.1% | Russia |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 10.9% | 4.8% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Russia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 20.8% against 17.4% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Russia and Samoa?
- 3.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Samoa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Russia and Samoa rank globally for short-term debt?
- Russia ranks 37th 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.