External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was -8.68 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Samoa, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Samoa is -8.68 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 357.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 115.92 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -9.55 % change on previous year, in 1997.
Samoa ranks 112th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -2.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 67.81 % change on previous year | -2625.8% |
| 1973 | 115.92 % change on previous year | +71.0% |
| 1974 | 45.92 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1975 | 26.03 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 1976 | 30.12 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 38.11 % change on previous year | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 31.96 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 27.34 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1980 | 12.71 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 1981 | 5.75 % change on previous year | -54.7% |
| 1982 | 5.09 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1984 | 8.62 % change on previous year | +198.4% |
| 1985 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -74.6% |
| 1986 | -0.4974 % change on previous year | -122.7% |
| 1987 | 6.5 % change on previous year | -1407.5% |
| 1988 | -5.85 % change on previous year | -190.0% |
| 1989 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 1990 | 24.84 % change on previous year | -1411.6% |
| 1991 | 23.79 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 1993 | 19.31 % change on previous year | +433.2% |
| 1994 | 10.03 % change on previous year | -48.0% |
| 1995 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -64.8% |
| 1996 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -216.8% |
| 1997 | -9.55 % change on previous year | +131.6% |
| 1998 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -138.7% |
| 1999 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2000 | -5.97 % change on previous year | -310.1% |
| 2001 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 2002 | 9.47 % change on previous year | -455.7% |
| 2003 | 13.7 % change on previous year | +44.7% |
| 2004 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 2005 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -189.6% |
| 2006 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 2007 | 13.45 % change on previous year | -722.0% |
| 2008 | 10.48 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 21.95 % change on previous year | +109.5% |
| 2010 | 28.56 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 13.29 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 2012 | 14.82 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 10.63 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 2014 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 2015 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -206.4% |
| 2016 | -4.77 % change on previous year | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 6.57 % change on previous year | -237.8% |
| 2018 | -5.65 % change on previous year | -186.0% |
| 2019 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 2020 | 9.75 % change on previous year | -473.2% |
| 2021 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2022 | -6.91 % change on previous year | -216.2% |
| 2023 | -8.12 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2024 | -8.68 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -8.68 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0855 % change on previous year, 101.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -8.68 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.34 % change on previous year, 6.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +2625.8% | -2.68 % change on previous year | 67.81 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +1411.6% | -1.89 % change on previous year | 24.84 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1407.5% | -0.4974 % change on previous year | 6.5 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +722.0% | -2.16 % change on previous year | 13.45 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.28 % change on previous year | -2.68 % change on previous year | 115.92 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.55 % change on previous year | -5.85 % change on previous year | 12.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8 % change on previous year | -9.55 % change on previous year | 24.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.87 % change on previous year | -5.97 % change on previous year | 21.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.06 % change on previous year | -5.65 % change on previous year | 28.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.6 % change on previous year | -8.68 % change on previous year | 9.75 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 109 Belarus -6.95 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Egypt -7.26 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Myanmar -8.1 % change on previous year compare
- 113 Gabon -10.02 % change on previous year compare
- 114 Ghana -10.28 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Tonga -11.85 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Samoa?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Samoa was -8.68 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 115.92 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.55 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 112th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 357.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.