Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 57.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Samoa, 1982–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 57.9% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Samoa peaked at 57.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1983.
Samoa ranks 68th of 187 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.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9.7% | — |
| 1983 | 9.2% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 13.8% | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | +33.4% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | -43.4% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.7% | 9.2% | 15.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 13.5% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 28.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 38.1% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.4% | 57.9% | 2 |
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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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Samoa?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Samoa was 57.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1983.
- How does Samoa rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Samoa ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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 Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); 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).