Which has higher short-term debt, Samoa or Somalia?

Samoa, at 20.8% against 20.8% in Somalia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Somalia?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Samoa vs Somalia: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)

Samoa

20.8%

in 2025

Somalia

20.8%

in 2025

Samoa rank

27th

Somalia rank

28th

Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time

Samoa
Somalia

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 20.8% against 20.8% in Somalia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Samoa ranks 27th and Somalia ranks 28th of 123 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1%	1.8%	1.7%	Somalia
1980s	0.5%	6.1%	5.5%	Somalia
1990s	0.0%	19.5%	19.5%	Somalia
2000s	0.0%	26.3%	26.3%	Somalia
2010s	3.9%	34.2%	30.3%	Somalia
2020s	14.4%	29.2%	14.8%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Samoa or Somalia?: Samoa, at 20.8% against 20.8% in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Samoa and Somalia?: 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Somalia?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Somalia rank globally for short-term debt?: Samoa ranks 27th and Somalia ranks 28th 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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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Unit: % of total external debt
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 136 places, 6,773 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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.