Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa
Samoa: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 23.85 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.85 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 26.4%
World rank
31st
of 194 countries
All-time high
32.39 per 100,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
16.98 per 100,000 people
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 23.85 per 100,000 people for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2024.
The figure is down 26.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa peaked at 32.39 per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.98 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
That places Samoa 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.98 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 17.72 per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 20.21 per 100,000 people | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 22.6 per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 22.33 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 25.49 per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 24.41 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 17.51 per 100,000 people | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 18.14 per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 22.01 per 100,000 people | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 23.41 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 20.8 per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 22.23 per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 22.06 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.65 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 22.46 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.05 per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 24.42 per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 24.28 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.39 per 100,000 people | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 23.85 per 100,000 people | -26.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 23.85 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.11 per 100,000 people, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 23.85 per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.71 per 100,000 people, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.89 per 100,000 people | 16.98 per 100,000 people | 25.49 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.57 per 100,000 people | 17.51 per 100,000 people | 24.41 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6 per 100,000 people | 23.05 per 100,000 people | 32.39 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More development goals data for Samoa
- Red List Index 0.7699 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 188.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Samoa was 23.85 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.39 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.98 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Samoa ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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