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

Philippines, at 17.0% against 16.9% in Samoa as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines 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.

Philippines vs Samoa: Short-term debt

Philippines

17.0%

in 2024

Samoa

16.9%

in 2024

Philippines rank

47th

Samoa rank

48th

Short-term debt over time

Philippines
Samoa

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 17.0% against 16.9% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 47th and Samoa ranks 48th of 119 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	86.7%	1.5%	85.2%	Philippines
1990s	24.2%	0.0%	24.2%	Philippines
2000s	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%	Philippines
2010s	18.1%	6.7%	11.4%	Philippines
2020s	15.4%	29.2%	13.8%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Philippines or Samoa?: Philippines, at 17.0% against 16.9% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Philippines and Samoa?: 0.1%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Samoa?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Samoa rank globally for short-term debt?: Philippines ranks 47th 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.