12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: 12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term, per capita was 14,849 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term, per capita in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 14,849 units per person for 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term, per capita in Samoa peaked at 25,812 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1991.
Samoa ranks 24th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.92 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 11.74 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 11.55 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 45.83 units per person | +296.8% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 16.9 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 27.95 units per person | +65.4% |
| 1999 | 144.22 units per person | +416.0% |
| 2000 | 297.22 units per person | +106.1% |
| 2001 | 322.11 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 336.1 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 544.68 units per person | +62.1% |
| 2004 | 1,181 units per person | +116.9% |
| 2005 | 2,423 units per person | +105.1% |
| 2006 | 3,015 units per person | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 3,815 units per person | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 5,386 units per person | +41.2% |
| 2009 | 5,770 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 7,025 units per person | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 11,992 units per person | +70.7% |
| 2012 | 14,463 units per person | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 16,593 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 20,343 units per person | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 24,321 units per person | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 25,812 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 21,518 units per person | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 25,052 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 21,631 units per person | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 23,190 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 20,341 units per person | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 18,617 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 15,002 units per person | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 12,625 units per person | -15.8% |
| 2025 | 14,849 units per person | +17.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 14,849 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198.61 units per person, 74.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 14,849 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 343.41 units per person, 43.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term, per capita in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +416.0% | 27.95 units per person | 144.22 units per person |
| 1995 | +296.8% | 11.55 units per person | 45.83 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.41 units per person | 0 units per person | 144.22 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,309 units per person | 297.22 units per person | 5,770 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,875 units per person | 7,025 units per person | 25,812 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,437 units per person | 12,625 units per person | 23,190 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 21 Seychelles 15,932 units per person compare
- 22 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15,679 units per person compare
- 23 Denmark 15,384 units per person compare
- 25 United Kingdom 14,757 units per person compare
- 26 Bahrain 14,500 units per person compare
- 27 Malta 13,633 units per person compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term, per capita in Samoa?
- 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term, per capita in Samoa was 14,849 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 25,812 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 24th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 12_liabilities to bis banks (cons.), short term, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term BIS
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
12_Liabilities to BIS banks (cons.), short term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.