Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa
Samoa: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 24.08 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 24.08 for bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa peaked at 26.41 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.68, in 2004.
That places Samoa 37th out of 185 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 branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.68 | — |
| 2005 | 18.43 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 20.95 | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 23.41 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 23.14 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 26.41 | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 25.28 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 18.11 | -28.4% |
| 2012 | 18.8 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 22.91 | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 24.52 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 21.96 | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 23.46 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 23.32 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.97 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.68 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 24.08 | +1.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 24.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.09, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 24.08 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.46, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.67 | 17.68 | 26.41 | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.6 | 18.11 | 25.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.08 | 24.08 | 24.08 | 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 branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa was 24.08 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 26.41 in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.68 in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Samoa ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.