Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Samoa
Samoa: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 2.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Samoa, 2007–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 2.9% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Samoa peaked at 10.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2020.
That places Samoa 88th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.8% | — |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -51.5% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +41.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -31.7% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Samoa
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,160 current LCU per person (2009)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.0979 % change on previous year (2009)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 400.96 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 433.07 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 436.90 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 436.93 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,992 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,992 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Samoa?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Samoa was 2.9% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Samoa ranks 88th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.