Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Samoa
Samoa: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 48.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Samoa, 2007–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 48.8% for domestic credit provided by financial sector in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Samoa peaked at 84.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2025.
That places Samoa 43rd out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 60.8% | — |
| 2008 | 58.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 48.8% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 57.6% | 60.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 60.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 48.8% | 84.6% | 6 |
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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 domestic credit provided by financial sector in Samoa?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Samoa was 48.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Samoa ranks 43rd out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.