Samoa - Domestic credit to private sector

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Samoa was 53.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 53.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 9.20 in 1983.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1982 9.68
1983 9.20
1984 9.36
1985 10.43
1986 11.79
1987 13.77
1988 14.45
1989 15.18
1990 20.25
1991 20.99
1992 21.73
1993 23.78
1994 13.47
1995 17.51
1996 18.47
1997 19.62
1998 22.09
1999 24.84
2000 27.06
2001 28.25
2002 29.23
2003 29.46
2004 29.66
2005 34.79
2006 38.25
2007 37.82
2008 37.79
2009 38.91
2010 38.91
2011 39.82
2012 40.81
2013 41.15
2014 45.12
2015 44.20
2016 46.05
2017 48.27
2018 50.76
2019 51.30
2020 53.41

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Samoa was 93.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 93.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.24 in 2008.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2007 59.69
2008 59.24
2009 61.27
2010 63.58
2011 64.82
2012 67.13
2013 70.99
2014 77.40
2015 75.44
2016 78.73
2017 82.58
2018 87.22
2019 89.21
2020 93.67

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets