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Samoa – Short-term Debt

Short-term debt as a share of total external debt. Debt with an original maturity of one year or less. High ratios indicate greater rollover risk. · World Bank
17.35% +2.00% from 2023 G20 rank: 88th · all-time high: 17.35% (2024)

APA

Samoa Short-term Debt. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/samoa/short-term-debt

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_samoa_short-term-debt,
  title = {Samoa Short-term Debt},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/samoa/short-term-debt},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2027* trend 25.37%
2026* trend 22.91%
2025* trend 20.46%
2024 17.35% +2.00% 88th
2023 15.36% +0.21% 88th
2022 15.15% +5.52% 84th
2021 9.63% +1.69% 63rd
2020 7.93% +2.34% 55th
2019 5.59% +1.95% 43rd
2018 3.64% −2.73% 31st
2017 6.37% +0.38% 51st
2016 6.00% −0.20% 48th
2015 6.19% −0.73% 44th
Show all years (1970–2024)
* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points
Detected Pattern
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +13.6% GDP growth 4.7% C/A balance 5.6%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
Reserves YoY
+25.6%
GDP growth
4.0%
C/A balance
14.5%
Reserves YoY
+14.6%
GDP growth
3.7%
C/A balance
2.9%
Reserves YoY
+12.6%
GDP growth
6.0%
C/A balance
0.5%
Reserves YoY
+38.3%
GDP growth
5.0%
C/A balance
1.2%
Reserves YoY
+18.0%
GDP growth
2.9%
C/A balance
3.9%
Reserves YoY
+20.1%
GDP growth
2.8%
C/A balance
3.3%
HistorySaid

Over the last decade, Samoa's short-term debt averaged 9.32%. The 2024 figure of 17.35% is above this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 20.46% by 2025.