Samoa vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Samoa
0.3359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.3342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
82nd
Sierra Leone rank
83rd

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.3359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0017 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Samoa ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3059 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1980s 0.6223 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2814 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1990s 0.7205 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.73 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6625 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 0.5325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2416 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.4833 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1378 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Sierra Leone?
Samoa, at 0.3359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
0.0017 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,284 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, 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.