External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Samoa
Samoa: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was 82.85 million DOD, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term in Samoa, 1974–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 82.85 million DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, short-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 186.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Samoa peaked at 82.85 million DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1975.
That places Samoa 98th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 200,000 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 417,976 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 985,422 DOD, current US$ | +135.8% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million DOD, current US$ | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 738,836 DOD, current US$ | -33.4% |
| 1985 | 440,000 DOD, current US$ | -40.4% |
| 1986 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 9,223 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 57,868 DOD, current US$ | +527.4% |
| 1990 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 6,704 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 75,561 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2,506 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 16,563 DOD, current US$ | +560.9% |
| 1998 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 4,406 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 9,438 DOD, current US$ | +114.2% |
| 2003 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 9,363 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2012 | 373 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2013 | 20.64 million DOD, current US$ | +5534484.5% |
| 2014 | 33.48 million DOD, current US$ | +62.2% |
| 2015 | 28.88 million DOD, current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 26.62 million DOD, current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 30.17 million DOD, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 16.27 million DOD, current US$ | -46.1% |
| 2019 | 24.31 million DOD, current US$ | +49.4% |
| 2020 | 37.86 million DOD, current US$ | +55.8% |
| 2021 | 48.67 million DOD, current US$ | +28.5% |
| 2022 | 71.30 million DOD, current US$ | +46.5% |
| 2023 | 66.42 million DOD, current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 68.54 million DOD, current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 82.85 million DOD, current US$ | +20.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 82.85 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 billion DOD, current US$, 3% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 82.85 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.08 billion DOD, current US$, 8% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +5534484.5% | 373 DOD, current US$ | 20.64 million DOD, current US$ |
| 1997 | +560.9% | 2,506 DOD, current US$ | 16,563 DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66,667 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 200,000 DOD, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 375,872 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 1.11 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,134 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 75,561 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,321 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 9,438 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.04 million DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 33.48 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.61 million DOD, current US$ | 37.86 million DOD, current US$ | 82.85 million DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 95 Gambia 112.06 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 96 Vanuatu 92.16 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.52 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 99 Malawi 76.24 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 100 Myanmar 73.18 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 101 Saint Lucia 71.46 million DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Samoa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0033 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1,297 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 56.42 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 241.82 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 258.52 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 20.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term in Samoa?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Samoa was 82.85 million DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 82.85 million DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Samoa ranks 98th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.