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Samoa: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)

17.35percent · 2024+150.7% since 2014

Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. 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. Annual figures for Samoa from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202417.354
202315.357
202215.147
20219.626
20207.934
20195.59
20183.644
20176.375
20165.995
20156.193
20146.922
20134.412
20120
20110
20100
20090.004
20080
20070
20060
20050
20040
20030
20020.006
20010.003
20000
19990
19980
19970.012
19960.002
19950
19940
19930.054
19920
19910.006
19900
19890.079
19880.012
19870
19860
19850.586
19841.005
19831.639
19821.498
19810.668
19800
19790
19780
19770
19760
19750
19741.449
19730
19720
19710
19700

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World Bank (2026). Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-short-term-debt-dt-dod-dstc-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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