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

Latest (2021)
57.9%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
68th
of 187 countries
All-time high
57.9%
in 2021
All-time low
9.2%
in 1983
Years of data
40
1982–2021

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Samoa, 1982–2021

1020304050601982200120211982: 9.7 %1983: 9.2 %1984: 9.4 %1985: 10.4 %1986: 11.8 %1987: 13.8 %1988: 14.4 %1989: 15.2 %1990: 20.2 %1991: 21 %1992: 21.7 %1993: 23.8 %1994: 13.5 %1995: 17.5 %1996: 18.5 %1997: 19.6 %1998: 22.1 %1999: 25.2 %2000: 28.1 %2001: 29 %2002: 29.9 %2003: 29.9 %2004: 30.6 %2005: 34 %2006: 38.6 %2007: 32.5 %2008: 34.4 %2009: 36.8 %2010: 38.1 %2011: 39.8 %2012: 41.2 %2013: 41 %2014: 43.6 %2015: 41.9 %2016: 46.8 %2017: 48.3 %2018: 49.6 %2019: 51 %2020: 56.4 %2021: 57.9 %

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

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Samoa, 1982 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 65 Namibia 59.0% compare
  2. 66 Vanuatu 58.8% compare
  3. 67 Jamaica 58.1% compare
  4. 69 South Africa 57.7% compare
  5. 70 Grenada 57.3% compare
  6. 71 Greece 56.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
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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).