Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Samoa
Samoa: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 1,345 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Samoa, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Samoa is 1,345, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Samoa peaked at 1,345 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 403.2, in 2004.
That places Samoa 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 403.2 | — |
| 2005 | 514.54 | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 567.85 | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 568.15 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 675.74 | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 708.92 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 713.73 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 804.93 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 868.56 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 983.84 | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 948.64 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 949.21 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 951.56 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,020 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 1,114 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 1,164 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1,345 | +15.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,345 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 944.31, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,345 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 714.4, 1.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 573.07 | 403.2 | 708.92 | 6 |
| 2010s | 951.85 | 713.73 | 1,164 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,345 | 1,345 | 1,345 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More financial sector data for Samoa
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 11.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 8.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 11.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Samoa?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Samoa was 1,345 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,345 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 403.2 in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Samoa ranks 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.