Liquid liabilities to GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 51.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Samoa, 1982–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 51.9% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Samoa peaked at 51.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1984.
Samoa ranks 118th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 31.0% | — |
| 1983 | 23.1% | -25.4% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 28.7% | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 34.8% | +21.1% |
| 1988 | 32.1% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 37.6% | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 42.2% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 38.7% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | -30.7% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 29.3% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -29.2% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +3.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 51.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.0%, 82% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 51.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.6%, 58% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.3% | 22.0% | 37.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 25.1% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 28.1% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 32.1% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 50.1% | 51.9% | 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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Samoa?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Samoa was 51.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1984.
- How does Samoa rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Samoa ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.