Samoa's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 546.89 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 39.32% from 901.29 million in 2015 (4.87% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 546.89 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 936.93 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 901.29 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.03 billion | 2019 |
| Lowest | -10.82 million | 1991 |
| Average since 2016 | 880.29 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -518,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Samoa's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 117.71 million on 2024 (from 664.6 million to 546.89 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +21.12 million and a typical year strayed about 63.71 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 138.94 million in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 185.59 million in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 50.09 million a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Samoa had the 102nd highest value of the 104 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Samoa in the 2025 ranking
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 99th of 104: 1.65 billion
- Grenada — 100th of 104: 1.54 billion
- Dominica — 101st of 104: 985.4 million
- Tonga — 103rd of 104: 280.57 million
- Timor-Leste — 104th of 104: -168.15 million
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 65 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 546,889,020 |
| 2024 | 664,596,040 |
| 2023 | 734,279,680 |
| 2022 | 919,867,000 |
| 2021 | 945,260,020 |
| 2020 | 936,926,000 |
| 2019 | 1,030,082,000 |
| 2018 | 999,273,000 |
| 2017 | 1,020,183,000 |
| 2016 | 1,005,540,000 |
| 2015 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 5.96 trillion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 6.91 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 224.95 trillion (2025)
- China — 353.25 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — 12.36 billion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 8.18 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — 11,424.3 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 1,834.69 trillion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 5,011.73 trillion (2024)
- Macao SAR, China — 171.42 billion (2025)
- Malaysia
More financial sector data for Samoa
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$2.78 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$2.79 (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.63 billion (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 1.82 billion (2025)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 149.24 (2025)
- Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — -7.3% (2025)
- Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) — 0.51% (2025)
- Broad money (annual % growth) — 2.62% (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.21% (2025)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 546.89 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 105,677% from -518,000 in 1961. The highest value was 1.03 billion in 2019 and the lowest -10.82 million in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 102nd highest of 104 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2025, Samoa's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 117.71 million on 2024 (from 664.6 million to 546.89 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +21.12 million and a typical year strayed about 63.71 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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