Bangladesh vs Samoa: Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) over time
- Bangladesh
- Samoa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 34.4% against 33.9% in Samoa, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Samoa ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 105th of 187 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 9.1% | 5.4% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 11.3% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 20.3% | 2.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 33.0% | 4.5% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 42.8% | 1.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 43.9% | 6.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Bangladesh or Samoa?
- Bangladesh, at 34.4% against 33.9% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Bangladesh and Samoa?
- 0.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Samoa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Samoa rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Bangladesh ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 105th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.