Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa stood at 0.0108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0.0245 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.
Samoa ranks 43rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1975 | 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +117.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +201.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0067 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0053 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.5% |
| 1984 | 0.011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0149 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0155 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0182 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0236 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0245 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0232 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0215 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0174 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0184 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0138 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0157 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0175 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0164 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0156 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0135 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 0.012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0122 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0134 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0129 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0144 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0159 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0141 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0059 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +201.1% | 0.0009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1976 | +117.2% | 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0122 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.019 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0121 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0135 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0159 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 40 Kenya 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Azerbaijan 0.0113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Gabon 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 0.0105 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Saint Lucia 0.0105 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Sri Lanka 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Samoa?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0.0108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- How does Samoa rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 43rd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.