Deposit interest rate in Samoa
Samoa: Deposit interest rate was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Samoa, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.6% for deposit interest rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Samoa peaked at 6.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 115th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Deposit interest rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.5% | — |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -43.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 39% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 deposit interest rate in Samoa?
- Deposit interest rate in Samoa was 1.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for deposit interest rate?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.