Financial Sector in Samoa

36 indicators covering financial sector for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net migration -2,815 2025 up 8.4% 124th
Total reserves in months of imports 12.37 2025 up 262.4% 12th
Net domestic credit 605.12 million current LCU 2009 up 447.8% 181st
Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.1% 2009 up 43.3% 98th
Net foreign assets 299.00 million current LCU 2009 up 65.7% 172nd
Claims on central government, etc. -19.4% 2025 down 394.9% 182nd
Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.3% 2009 up 42.8% 98th
Domestic credit to private sector 65.5% 2025 down 9.2% 48th
Broad money 50.7% 2025 up 16.5% 99th
Official exchange rate 2.79 LCU per US$, period average 2025 up 9.0% 135th
Claims on private sector 0.7% 2009 down 94.8% 145th
Broad money 1.82 billion current LCU 2025 up 109.1% 160th
Broad money growth 2.6% 2025 down 56.6% 146th
Claims on central government -3.9% 2009 down 227.7% 154th
GDP deflator: linked series 138.27 base year varies by country 2025 up 33.4% 95th
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 6.2% 2025 up 55.6% 50th
Broad money to total reserves ratio 1.09 2025 down 65.8% 152nd
Total reserves 128.6% 2024 up 511.6% 11th
Interest rate spread 6.8% 2025 down 3.2% 44th
Deposit interest rate 1.6% 2025 down 36.2% 115th
Consumer price index 149.24 2010 = 100 2025 up 37.7% 109th
Lending interest rate 8.4% 2025 down 11.8% 78th
Real interest rate 2.1% 2025 down 60.8% 103rd
Commercial bank branches 23.85 per 100,000 adults 2024 up 1.9% 30th
Automated teller machines (ATMs) 66.34 per 100,000 adults 2024 up 64.3% 49th
Real effective exchange rate index 114.25 2010 = 100 2025 up 12.0% 28th
Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans 4.2% 2024 up 12.8% 56th
International migrant stock 1.8% 2024 down 14.3% 153rd
International migrant stock, total 3,843 2024 down 9.7% 204th
Bank capital to assets ratio 9.8% 2024 down 19.9% 57th
Borrowers from commercial banks 151.97 per 1,000 adults 2024 up 45.5% 64th
Depositors with commercial banks 1,416 per 1,000 adults 2024 up 56.4% 26th
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) -594,000 NFL, current US$ 1994 down 0.3% 44th
Domestic credit provided by financial sector 48.8% 2025 down 32.7% 42nd
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 68.2% 2025 down 10.8% 22nd
Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country 4.6% 2023 down 50.2% 27th