China vs Samoa: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

China
1,717 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa
1,811 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
China rank
55th
Samoa rank
53rd

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • China
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,811 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,717 DOD, current US$ per person in China, a difference of 94 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

China ranks 55th and Samoa ranks 53rd of 122 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 20.51 DOD, current US$ per person 430.38 DOD, current US$ per person 409.87 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
1990s 87.94 DOD, current US$ per person 781.16 DOD, current US$ per person 693.22 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
2000s 214.5 DOD, current US$ per person 935.78 DOD, current US$ per person 721.28 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 1,068 DOD, current US$ per person 2,153 DOD, current US$ per person 1,085 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 1,764 DOD, current US$ per person 2,122 DOD, current US$ per person 357.9 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, China or Samoa?
Samoa, at 1,811 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,717 DOD, current US$ per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between China and Samoa?
94 DOD, current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Samoa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do China and Samoa rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
China ranks 55th and Samoa ranks 53rd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, 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.