Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Samoa
Samoa: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 8.39 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Samoa, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, percent per annum in Samoa is 8.39, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Samoa peaked at 12.66 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.29, in 2022.
That places Samoa 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.57 | — |
| 2002 | 11.45 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.28 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.23 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.43 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 11.72 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 12.65 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 12.66 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.08 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 10.72 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 9.96 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 9.86 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 10.02 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.51 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 9.09 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 8.76 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 8.95 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.93 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.71 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.52 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 8.29 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 8.32 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.43 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 8.39 | -0.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 8.39 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.99, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 8.39 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.48, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.79 | 11.23 | 12.66 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 8.76 | 10.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.44 | 8.29 | 8.71 | 6 |
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 lending rate, percent per annum in Samoa?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Samoa was 8.39 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.66 in 2008.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.29 in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Samoa ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending 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.