Samoa vs South Asia: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Samoa
- South Asia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 128.6% against 76.8% in South Asia, a difference of 51.8%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 9th of 112 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and South Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.8% | 26.8% | 34.9% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 23.6% | 4.2% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 20.6% | 25.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 79.8% | 33.4% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 74.1% | 42.7% | South Asia |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 83.5% | 0.2% | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Samoa or South Asia?
- Samoa, at 128.6% against 76.8% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Samoa and South Asia?
- 51.8%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Asia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and South Asia rank globally for total reserves?
- Samoa ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 9th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.