Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Samoa
Samoa: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum was 13.5 in 2007. ▲ Rising
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Samoa, 1979–2007
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Samoa is 13.5, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Samoa peaked at 17.5 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1979.
Samoa ranks 8th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 8 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11.5 | +43.8% |
| 1982 | 12.3 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 14.9 | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 17.5 | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 15 | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 14.17 | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 13.5 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.5 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 13.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.73, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 13.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 3.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.39 | 8 | 17.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 5 Uganda 14.7 compare
- 6 Mongolia 13.84
- 7 Russia 13.63
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 13.03 compare
- 10 Venezuela 12.95 compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 11.14
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 government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Samoa?
- Government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Samoa was 13.5 in 2007, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5 in 1984.
- What is the lowest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1979.
- How does Samoa rank for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Samoa ranks 8th out of 65 countries with data for 2007.
- Is government bonds, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government bonds, 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.