Which has higher short-term debt, India or Samoa?

Samoa, at 16.9% against 16.0% in India as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Samoa?

41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Samoa: Short-term debt

India

16.0%

in 2024

Samoa

16.9%

in 2024

India rank

49th

Samoa rank

48th

Short-term debt over time

India
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 16.9% against 16.0% in India, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was India ahead.

India ranks 49th and Samoa ranks 48th of 119 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	26.9%	1.5%	25.4%	India
1990s	17.4%	0.0%	17.4%	India
2000s	11.4%	0.0%	11.4%	India
2010s	18.4%	6.7%	11.6%	India
2020s	17.1%	29.2%	12.1%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, India or Samoa?: Samoa, at 16.9% against 16.0% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between India and Samoa?: 0.9%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Samoa?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do India and Samoa rank globally for short-term debt?: India ranks 49th and Samoa ranks 48th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 5,838 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.