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 183 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.
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 |
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More financial sector data for Samoa
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.1% (2009)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.37 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 605.12 million current LCU (2009)
- Net foreign assets 299.00 million current LCU (2009)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.3% (2009)
- Broad money 50.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -19.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2.79 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,815 (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 183 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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About this data
For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.