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

Samoa
0.3359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.3469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
82nd
Zimbabwe rank
80th

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

  • Samoa
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.3469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Samoa ranks 82nd and Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0767 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
1980s 0.6223 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3105 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3118 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.7205 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5987 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1218 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8474 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4224 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.5325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4652 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.4833 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1136 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$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.3469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
0.011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 82nd and Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.