Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: External debt stocks, total

Samoa
394.94 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
326.41 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Samoa rank
117th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
119th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 394.94 million DOD, current US$ against 326.41 million DOD, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 68.53 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 117th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 41.67 million DOD, current US$ 9.74 million DOD, current US$ 31.93 million DOD, current US$ Samoa
1980s 70.68 million DOD, current US$ 67.64 million DOD, current US$ 3.04 million DOD, current US$ Samoa
1990s 136.25 million DOD, current US$ 223.95 million DOD, current US$ 87.70 million DOD, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 175.05 million DOD, current US$ 276.80 million DOD, current US$ 101.74 million DOD, current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 433.29 million DOD, current US$ 227.90 million DOD, current US$ 205.39 million DOD, current US$ Samoa
2020s 456.20 million DOD, current US$ 314.42 million DOD, current US$ 141.78 million DOD, current US$ Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Samoa, at 394.94 million DOD, current US$ against 326.41 million DOD, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
68.53 million DOD, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Samoa ranks 117th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.