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

Nicaragua
2,240 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa
1,811 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
50th
Samoa rank
53rd

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 2,240 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,811 DOD, current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 429 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 53rd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 289.1 DOD, current US$ per person 125.57 DOD, current US$ per person 163.53 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1980s 1,503 DOD, current US$ per person 423.37 DOD, current US$ per person 1,080 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 2,071 DOD, current US$ per person 781.16 DOD, current US$ per person 1,290 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2000s 1,050 DOD, current US$ per person 935.78 DOD, current US$ per person 114.13 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua
2010s 1,765 DOD, current US$ per person 2,153 DOD, current US$ per person 387.26 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 2,216 DOD, current US$ per person 2,122 DOD, current US$ per person 93.37 DOD, current US$ per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Nicaragua or Samoa?
Nicaragua, at 2,240 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,811 DOD, current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Nicaragua and Samoa?
429 DOD, current US$ per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 53rd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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
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Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
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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.