Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Samoa
Samoa: Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) was 1,416 per 1,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Depositors with commercial banks in Samoa, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1,416 per 1,000 adults for depositors with commercial banks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, depositors with commercial banks in Samoa peaked at 1,443 per 1,000 adults in 2023 and was at its lowest, 387.26 per 1,000 adults, in 2004.
That places Samoa 26th out of 104 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.
Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 387.26 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 494.89 per 1,000 adults | +27.8% |
| 2006 | 547.64 per 1,000 adults | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 548.34 per 1,000 adults | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 652.03 per 1,000 adults | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 684.33 per 1,000 adults | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 689.02 per 1,000 adults | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 778.19 per 1,000 adults | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 838.27 per 1,000 adults | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 945.03 per 1,000 adults | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 905.8 per 1,000 adults | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 899.14 per 1,000 adults | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 901.6 per 1,000 adults | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 965.04 per 1,000 adults | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 1,052 per 1,000 adults | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1,104 per 1,000 adults | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1,288 per 1,000 adults | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 1,167 per 1,000 adults | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1,078 per 1,000 adults | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 1,443 per 1,000 adults | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 1,416 per 1,000 adults | -1.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,416 per 1,000 adults is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,253 per 1,000 adults, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,416 per 1,000 adults is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 948.71 per 1,000 adults, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 552.41 per 1,000 adults | 387.26 per 1,000 adults | 684.33 per 1,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 907.88 per 1,000 adults | 689.02 per 1,000 adults | 1,104 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,278 per 1,000 adults | 1,078 per 1,000 adults | 1,443 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
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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 depositors with commercial banks in Samoa?
- Depositors with commercial banks in Samoa was 1,416 per 1,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest depositors with commercial banks recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,443 per 1,000 adults in 2023.
- What is the lowest depositors with commercial banks recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 387.26 per 1,000 adults in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for depositors with commercial banks?
- Samoa ranks 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is depositors with commercial banks rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. 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 Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Depositors with commercial banks are the reported number of deposit account holders, including both resident non-financial corporations (both public and private) and individuals from the household sector, at commercial banks within the reporting jurisdiction for every 1,000 adults. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.