Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 97.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Samoa, 1982–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 97.8% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Samoa peaked at 113.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1982.
That places Samoa 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 37.0% | — |
| 1983 | 48.5% | +31.0% |
| 1984 | 52.3% | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 52.4% | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 54.4% | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 60.3% | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 66.1% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 75.7% | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 62.3% | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 87.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 100.8% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 107.8% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 101.2% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 103.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 107.8% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 111.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 105.9% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 104.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 104.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 113.4% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 101.3% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 100.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 97.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.3%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 97.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 77.0%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.1% | 37.0% | 52.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 54.4% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 88.6% | 107.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.1% | 93.3% | 113.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.9% | 2 |
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 credit to bank deposits in Samoa?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Samoa was 97.8% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 113.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1982.
- How does Samoa rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Samoa ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).