Africa Western and Central vs Samoa: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 65.5% against 12.6% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 52.9%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 5.2 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Africa Western and Central ranks 47th and Samoa ranks 49th of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 57.9% | 43.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 72.2% | 58.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 90.3% | 78.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Africa Western and Central or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 65.5% against 12.6% in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Africa Western and Central and Samoa?
- 52.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Samoa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Samoa rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 47th and Samoa ranks 49th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector (% 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 refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, 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. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.