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

Samoa
1,811 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Tonga
1,662 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
53rd
Tonga rank
56th

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

  • Samoa
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,811 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,662 DOD, current US$ per person in Tonga, a difference of 149 DOD, current US$ per person.

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

Across all 40 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 53rd and Tonga ranks 56th of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 450.73 DOD, current US$ per person 337.18 DOD, current US$ per person 113.55 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
1990s 781.16 DOD, current US$ per person 571.46 DOD, current US$ per person 209.7 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
2000s 935.78 DOD, current US$ per person 859.69 DOD, current US$ per person 76.09 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 2,153 DOD, current US$ per person 1,751 DOD, current US$ per person 401.39 DOD, current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 2,122 DOD, current US$ per person 1,900 DOD, current US$ per person 222.31 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$), per capita, Samoa or Tonga?
Samoa, at 1,811 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,662 DOD, current US$ per person in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Samoa and Tonga?
149 DOD, current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Samoa ranks 53rd and Tonga ranks 56th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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
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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.