Real interest rate in Samoa
Samoa: Real interest rate was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real interest rate in Samoa, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real interest rate in Samoa is 2.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40,562.4% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Samoa peaked at 16.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Samoa 103rd out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 3.2% | 10.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 5.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 0.0% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 100 Malta 2.4% compare
- 101 Moldova 2.3% compare
- 102 Montenegro 2.2% compare
- 104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.0% compare
- 105 Italy 2.0% compare
- 106 Switzerland 2.0% compare
More financial sector data for Samoa
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.5% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 605.12 million current LCU (2009)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.37 (2025)
- Net foreign assets 299.00 million current LCU (2009)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.1% (2009)
- Claims on central government, etc. -19.4% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.3% (2009)
- Broad money 50.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2.79 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,815 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Samoa?
- Real interest rate in Samoa was 2.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for real interest rate?
- Samoa ranks 103rd out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.