Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Depositors with commercial banks
Depositors with commercial banks over time
- Samoa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1,416 per 1,000 adults against 457.24 per 1,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 958.76 per 1,000 adults.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 104 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 608.09 per 1,000 adults | 78.33 per 1,000 adults | 529.76 per 1,000 adults | Samoa |
| 2010s | 907.88 per 1,000 adults | 161.3 per 1,000 adults | 746.58 per 1,000 adults | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,278 per 1,000 adults | 336.61 per 1,000 adults | 941.89 per 1,000 adults | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher depositors with commercial banks, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Samoa, at 1,416 per 1,000 adults against 457.24 per 1,000 adults in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in depositors with commercial banks between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 958.76 per 1,000 adults, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for depositors with commercial banks?
- Samoa ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Depositors with commercial banks are the reported number of deposit account holders, including both resident non-financial corporations (both public and private) and individuals from the household sector, at commercial banks within the reporting jurisdiction for every 1,000 adults. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.