Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita was 58.06 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Samoa, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 58.06 TDS, current US$ per person for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Samoa peaked at 63.93 TDS, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2208 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1974.
Samoa ranks 40th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.2208 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.2609 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5028 TDS, current US$ per person | +92.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5759 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 1.89 TDS, current US$ per person | +228.2% |
| 1979 | 2.73 TDS, current US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 1980 | 3.61 TDS, current US$ per person | +32.3% |
| 1981 | 4.75 TDS, current US$ per person | +31.6% |
| 1982 | 3.89 TDS, current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 1983 | 5.62 TDS, current US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 1984 | 7.21 TDS, current US$ per person | +28.4% |
| 1985 | 8.56 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 9.38 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 12.1 TDS, current US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 1988 | 13.64 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 14.67 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 17.55 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 18.14 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 18 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.67 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 22.19 TDS, current US$ per person | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 23.67 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 24.11 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 23.7 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 20.75 TDS, current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 22.26 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 24.92 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 23.89 TDS, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 23.79 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.03 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 30.75 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 28.96 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 35.99 TDS, current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 36.37 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 40.45 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 39.92 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 46.19 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 51.23 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 50.74 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 51.97 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 54.71 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 49.62 TDS, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 55.96 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 56.49 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.03 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 58.9 TDS, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 61.46 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 63.93 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 58.13 TDS, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 57.89 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 58.06 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 58.06 TDS, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.97 TDS, current US$ per person, 68% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 58.06 TDS, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.52 TDS, current US$ per person, 3.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +228.2% | 0.5759 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.89 TDS, current US$ per person |
| 1976 | +92.8% | 0.2609 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.5028 TDS, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.2208 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.73 TDS, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 8.34 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.61 TDS, current US$ per person | 14.67 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.71 TDS, current US$ per person | 16.67 TDS, current US$ per person | 24.11 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.21 TDS, current US$ per person | 23.79 TDS, current US$ per person | 40.45 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.68 TDS, current US$ per person | 46.19 TDS, current US$ per person | 61.03 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9 TDS, current US$ per person | 57.89 TDS, current US$ per person | 63.93 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 37 Egypt 67.24 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Morocco 62.53 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 39 Bhutan 59.12 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 41 Tonga 57.27 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 42 Belarus 52.14 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 43 Bulgaria 51.95 TDS, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Samoa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -3.84 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1,297 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Samoa?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Samoa was 58.06 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.93 TDS, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2208 TDS, current US$ per person in 1974.
- How does Samoa rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 40th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.