Samoa vs Türkiye: External debt as a share of gross national income

Samoa
37.6%
in 2024
Türkiye
39.4%
in 2024
Samoa rank
74th
Türkiye rank
69th

External debt as a share of gross national income over time

  • Samoa
  • Türkiye
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 39.4% against 37.6% in Samoa, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 74th and Türkiye ranks 69th of 121 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Türkiye Difference Ahead
2000s 45.5% 44.4% 1.1% Samoa
2010s 55.0% 46.4% 8.6% Samoa
2020s 52.0% 49.9% 2.2% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt as a share of gross national income, Samoa or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 39.4% against 37.6% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt as a share of gross national income between Samoa and Türkiye?
1.8%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Türkiye?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Türkiye rank globally for external debt as a share of gross national income?
Samoa ranks 74th and Türkiye ranks 69th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as External debt as a share of gross national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt as a share of gross national income
Unit
%
Source
World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,923 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%).