Botswana vs Samoa: Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) over time
- Botswana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 33.9% against 33.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 108th and Samoa ranks 105th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.4% | 8.5% | 6.9% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 11.3% | 1.1% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 20.3% | 8.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 33.0% | 11.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 42.8% | 10.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 43.9% | 10.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Botswana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 33.9% against 33.1% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Botswana and Samoa?
- 0.8%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Botswana ranks 108th 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.