Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Samoa
Samoa: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 29.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Samoa, 2007–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Samoa stood at 29.4%.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Samoa peaked at 30.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2016.
That places Samoa 6th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 28.0% | — |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 28.0% | 30.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 24.6% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 3 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
- 4 Tonga 30.5% compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 29.5% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 28.4% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 27.1% compare
- 9 Latvia 26.8% compare
More financial sector data for Samoa
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,992 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 25.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.3113 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,828 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 11.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,975 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Samoa?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Samoa was 29.4% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Samoa ranks 6th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.