Broad money growth (annual %) in Samoa
Samoa: Broad money growth (annual %) was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Samoa, 1962–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Samoa is 2.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 70.5% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Samoa peaked at 67.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -12.2%, in 1983.
That places Samoa 149th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth (annual %) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 18.5% | — |
| 1963 | 6.7% | -64.0% |
| 1964 | 14.6% | +119.9% |
| 1965 | -8.6% | -158.5% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | -128.4% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | -37.1% |
| 1968 | 13.3% | +766.0% |
| 1969 | 11.2% | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 10.6% | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 28.9% | +171.1% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | -57.6% |
| 1973 | 25.8% | +110.6% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | -29.4% |
| 1975 | 8.9% | -51.0% |
| 1976 | 21.6% | +142.2% |
| 1977 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | -47.7% |
| 1979 | 43.1% | +281.5% |
| 1980 | 32.6% | -24.4% |
| 1981 | 67.2% | +106.4% |
| 1982 | 35.2% | -47.6% |
| 1983 | -12.2% | -134.8% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | -197.2% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | +71.8% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 27.7% | +35.1% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | -71.9% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +115.0% |
| 1990 | 19.3% | +15.2% |
| 1991 | -1.9% | -109.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -138.2% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +100.9% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | +862.9% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +75.8% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -74.2% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +141.1% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -83.6% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +533.1% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -62.6% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +67.4% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +36.7% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -40.4% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +88.1% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -28.1% |
| 2011 | -6.1% | -195.6% |
| 2012 | -1.6% | -73.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -488.9% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +50.4% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -37.2% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +51.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +66.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -42.4% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -47.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -68.7% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +333.9% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +86.5% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -35.1% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -70.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.4%, 35% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +862.9% | 1.4% | 13.9% |
| 1968 | +766.0% | 1.5% | 13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | -8.6% | 18.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 20.2% | 8.9% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.8% | -12.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | -1.9% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 6.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | -6.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 1.7% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 146 Thailand 3.4% compare
- 147 Switzerland 3.3% compare
- 148 Bahrain 2.9% compare
- 150 United Kingdom 2.6% compare
- 151 Central African Republic 2.5% compare
- 152 Brunei 2.2% compare
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 broad money growth in Samoa?
- Broad money growth in Samoa was 2.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.2% in 1983.
- How does Samoa rank for broad money growth?
- Samoa ranks 149th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.