Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Lending Rate, Percent per annum
Papua New Guinea
8.29
in 2024
Samoa
8.39
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
81st
Samoa rank
80th
Lending Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 8.39 against 8.29 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 81st and Samoa ranks 80th of 144 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.98 | 11.79 | 0.1929 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.48 | 9.6 | 0.1203 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 8 | 8.45 | 0.4517 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lending rate, percent per annum, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 8.39 against 8.29 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lending rate, percent per annum between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.1, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 81st and Samoa ranks 80th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.