Jamaica vs Samoa: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Jamaica
58.1%
in 2021
Samoa
57.9%
in 2021
Jamaica rank
67th
Samoa rank
68th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Jamaica
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 58.1% against 57.9% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 67th and Samoa ranks 68th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 29.8% 11.7% 18.1% Jamaica
1990s 23.1% 20.3% 2.8% Jamaica
2000s 22.2% 32.4% 10.2% Samoa
2010s 33.4% 44.1% 10.7% Samoa
2020s 57.0% 57.1% 0.1% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Jamaica or Samoa?
Jamaica, at 58.1% against 57.9% in Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Jamaica and Samoa?
0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Jamaica ranks 67th and Samoa ranks 68th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).