Samoa's external debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) was US$270.56 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 35.17% from US$417.31 million in 2014 (4.24% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$270.56 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$389.6 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$417.31 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$417.31 million | 2014 |
| Lowest | US$2.61 million | 1971 |
| Average since 2015 | US$372.03 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$2.68 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Samoa's external debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) fell 12.3% on 2023 (from US$308.63 million to US$270.56 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +3.1% and a typical year strayed about 9.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 115.9% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.4% in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$13.34 million a year. A straight line explains 69% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Samoa had the 115th highest value of the 118 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | US$270.56 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$4.14 trillion | 2024 |
Closest to Samoa in the 2024 ranking
- Dominica — 111th of 118: US$356.25 million
- Vanuatu — 112th of 118: US$352.9 million
- Comoros — 113th of 118: US$323.98 million
- Haiti — 115th of 118: US$256.3 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 116th of 118: US$254.54 million
- Timor-Leste — 117th of 118: US$253.33 million
What this measures
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 270,560,941 |
| 2023 | 308,627,273 |
| 2022 | 341,648,094 |
| 2021 | 394,581,851 |
| 2020 | 395,916,652 |
| 2019 | 389,597,110 |
| 2018 | 405,952,671 |
| 2017 | 415,716,499 |
| 2016 | 390,071,498 |
| 2015 | 407,588,456 |
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$16.35 billion (2024)
- China — US$1.07 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — US$2.61 billion (2024)
- Indonesia — US$347.54 billion (2024)
- Lao PDR — US$16.54 billion (2024)
- Mongolia — US$35.38 billion (2024)
- Myanmar — US$9.72 billion (2024)
- Papua New Guinea — US$11.48 billion (2024)
- Philippines — US$112.43 billion (2024)
- Solomon Islands
More economic policy & debt data for Samoa
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$114.41 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$14.69 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$540.81 (2023)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$598.34 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's external debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)?
- US$270.56 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 9,988% from US$2.68 million in 1970 (8.92% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$417.31 million in 2014 and the lowest US$2.61 million in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 115th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in external debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2024, Samoa's external debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) fell 12.3% on 2023 (from US$308.63 million to US$270.56 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +3.1% and a typical year strayed about 9.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.DOD.DLXF.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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