Broad money growth in Samoa
Samoa: Broad money growth was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Samoa, 1962–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Samoa is 2.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 70.5% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Samoa peaked at 67.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -12.2%, in 1983.
That places Samoa 146th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 7.5% | -8.6% | 18.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 20.2% | 8.9% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.8% | -12.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | -1.9% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 6.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | -6.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 1.7% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 143 Thailand 3.4% compare
- 144 Switzerland 3.3% compare
- 145 Bahrain 2.9% compare
- 147 United Kingdom 2.6% compare
- 148 Central African Republic 2.5% compare
- 149 Brunei 2.2% compare
More financial sector data for Samoa
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -19.4% (2025)
- Broad money 50.7% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.3% (2009)
- Net foreign assets 299.00 million current LCU (2009)
- Net domestic credit 605.12 million current LCU (2009)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.37 (2025)
- Net migration -2,815 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.1% (2009)
- Official exchange rate 2.79 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Samoa?
- Broad money growth in Samoa was 2.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.2% in 1983.
- How does Samoa rank for broad money growth?
- Samoa ranks 146th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.