Samoa vs Tonga: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 397.79 million DOD, current US$ against 164.07 million DOD, current US$ in Tonga, a difference of 233.72 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Samoa's figure about 2.4 times Tonga's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 120th and Tonga ranks 123rd of 123 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.60 million DOD, current US$ | 33.25 million DOD, current US$ | 42.35 million DOD, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1990s | 136.25 million DOD, current US$ | 57.46 million DOD, current US$ | 78.79 million DOD, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2000s | 175.05 million DOD, current US$ | 90.60 million DOD, current US$ | 84.46 million DOD, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | 433.29 million DOD, current US$ | 186.38 million DOD, current US$ | 246.90 million DOD, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 446.64 million DOD, current US$ | 193.70 million DOD, current US$ | 252.94 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 Tonga?
- Samoa, at 397.79 million DOD, current US$ against 164.07 million DOD, current US$ in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Samoa and Tonga?
- 233.72 million DOD, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Samoa ranks 120th and Tonga ranks 123rd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.