Financial system deposits to GDP (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Financial system deposits to GDP (%) was 59.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Samoa, 1982–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 59.2% for financial system deposits to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Samoa peaked at 59.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1984.
That places Samoa 90th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 26.8% | — |
| 1983 | 19.6% | -26.8% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 21.2% | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 30.3% | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 28.3% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | +17.4% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 37.6% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 25.6% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +2.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 59.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.7%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 59.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.6%, 73% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.3% | 18.5% | 33.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 22.1% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 36.9% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.6% | 59.2% | 2 |
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 financial system deposits to gdp in Samoa?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Samoa was 59.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1984.
- How does Samoa rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Samoa ranks 90th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).