Borrowers from commercial banks in Samoa
Samoa: Borrowers from commercial banks was 151.97 per 1,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Borrowers from commercial banks in Samoa, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 151.97 per 1,000 adults for borrowers from commercial banks in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, borrowers from commercial banks in Samoa peaked at 192.96 per 1,000 adults in 2005 and was at its lowest, 104.41 per 1,000 adults, in 2014.
Samoa ranks 64th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Borrowers from commercial banks in Samoa, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 171.28 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 192.96 per 1,000 adults | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 178.81 per 1,000 adults | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 165.2 per 1,000 adults | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 151.22 per 1,000 adults | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 145.41 per 1,000 adults | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 145.26 per 1,000 adults | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 176.88 per 1,000 adults | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 126.26 per 1,000 adults | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 114.73 per 1,000 adults | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 104.41 per 1,000 adults | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 105.83 per 1,000 adults | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 121.26 per 1,000 adults | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 124.78 per 1,000 adults | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 140.15 per 1,000 adults | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 139.84 per 1,000 adults | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 114.14 per 1,000 adults | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 108.96 per 1,000 adults | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 110.14 per 1,000 adults | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 158.3 per 1,000 adults | +43.7% |
| 2024 | 151.97 per 1,000 adults | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 167.48 per 1,000 adults | 145.41 per 1,000 adults | 192.96 per 1,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 129.94 per 1,000 adults | 104.41 per 1,000 adults | 176.88 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.7 per 1,000 adults | 108.96 per 1,000 adults | 158.3 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
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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 borrowers from commercial banks in Samoa?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in Samoa was 151.97 per 1,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 192.96 per 1,000 adults in 2005.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.41 per 1,000 adults in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Samoa ranks 64th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Borrowers from commercial banks are the reported number of resident customers that are nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households who obtained loans from commercial banks and other banks functioning as commercial banks.