Commercial bank branches in Samoa
Samoa: Commercial bank branches was 23.85 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in Samoa, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
In 2024, commercial bank branches in Samoa stood at 23.85 per 100,000 adults.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Samoa peaked at 32.39 per 100,000 adults in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.98 per 100,000 adults, in 2004.
That places Samoa 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Samoa, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.98 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 17.72 per 100,000 adults | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 20.21 per 100,000 adults | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 22.6 per 100,000 adults | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 22.33 per 100,000 adults | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 25.49 per 100,000 adults | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 24.41 per 100,000 adults | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 17.51 per 100,000 adults | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 18.14 per 100,000 adults | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 22.01 per 100,000 adults | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 23.41 per 100,000 adults | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 20.8 per 100,000 adults | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 22.23 per 100,000 adults | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 22.06 per 100,000 adults | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.65 per 100,000 adults | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 22.46 per 100,000 adults | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.05 per 100,000 adults | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 24.42 per 100,000 adults | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 24.28 per 100,000 adults | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.39 per 100,000 adults | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 23.85 per 100,000 adults | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.89 per 100,000 adults | 16.98 per 100,000 adults | 25.49 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.57 per 100,000 adults | 17.51 per 100,000 adults | 24.41 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6 per 100,000 adults | 23.05 per 100,000 adults | 32.39 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Samoa
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.22 % 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 commercial bank branches in Samoa?
- Commercial bank branches in Samoa was 23.85 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.39 per 100,000 adults in 2023.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.98 per 100,000 adults in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for commercial bank branches?
- Samoa ranks 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.