Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Samoa
Samoa: Deposit Rate, Percent per annum was 1.58 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Samoa, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, deposit rate, percent per annum in Samoa stood at 1.58. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit rate, percent per annum in Samoa peaked at 6.44 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 109th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.5 | — |
| 2002 | 4.51 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.52 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.39 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.35 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.87 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 6.44 | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 6.06 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 4.81 | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 2.7 | -43.8% |
| 2011 | 2.29 | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 2.47 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.88 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 3.02 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.48 | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 2.37 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.61 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.76 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 2.69 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.66 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.11 | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 1.81 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 1.79 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.59 | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 1.58 | -0.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.58 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.31, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.58 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.51, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.94 | 4.35 | 6.44 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 2.29 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 | 1.58 | 2.66 | 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 rate, percent per annum in Samoa?
- Deposit rate, percent per annum in Samoa was 1.58 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deposit rate, percent per annum recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 in 2007.
- What is the lowest deposit rate, percent per annum recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for deposit rate, percent per annum?
- Samoa ranks 109th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deposit rate, percent per annum 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 Monetary Fund, published as part of Deposit Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.