Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita was 3,160 current LCU per person in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Samoa, 1961–2009
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Samoa is 3,160 current LCU per person, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 415.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Samoa peaked at 3,186 current LCU per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -63.9 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Samoa ranks 173rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8183 current LCU per person | -8.99 current LCU per person | 6.1 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.63 current LCU per person | 1.46 current LCU per person | 155.97 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 194.47 current LCU per person | -13.66 current LCU per person | 283.6 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 210.73 current LCU per person | -63.9 current LCU per person | 612.73 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,970 current LCU per person | 859.37 current LCU per person | 3,186 current LCU per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 170 El Salvador 3,882 current LCU per person compare
- 171 Azerbaijan 3,598 current LCU per person compare
- 172 Kosovo 3,518 current LCU per person compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 2,921 current LCU per person compare
- 175 Papua New Guinea 2,782 current LCU per person compare
- 176 Tonga 2,704 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Samoa
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.0979 % change on previous year (2009)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 400.96 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 433.07 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 436.90 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 436.93 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,992 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,992 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Samoa?
- Net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Samoa was 3,160 current LCU per person in 2009, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,186 current LCU per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -63.9 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2009.
- Is net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 415.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net domestic credit (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net domestic credit International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.