Domestic credit to private sector in Samoa
Samoa: Domestic credit to private sector was 93.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Samoa, 2007–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in Samoa is 93.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Samoa peaked at 93.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 59.4% | — |
| 2008 | 57.2% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.9% | 57.0% | 59.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 63.6% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.7% | 1 |
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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 to private sector in Samoa?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Samoa was 93.7% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Samoa ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.