23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita was 17,994 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17,994 units per person for 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Samoa peaked at 31,692 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.82 units per person, in 1993.
That places Samoa 34th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.83 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 5.9 units per person | -50.1% |
| 1992 | 17.61 units per person | +198.3% |
| 1993 | 5.82 units per person | -66.9% |
| 1994 | 17.33 units per person | +197.6% |
| 1995 | 51.55 units per person | +197.6% |
| 1996 | 45.44 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 90.12 units per person | +98.3% |
| 1998 | 33.54 units per person | -62.8% |
| 1999 | 160.87 units per person | +379.7% |
| 2000 | 302.72 units per person | +88.2% |
| 2001 | 322.11 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 363.2 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 544.68 units per person | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 1,283 units per person | +135.6% |
| 2005 | 2,893 units per person | +125.5% |
| 2006 | 3,857 units per person | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 4,773 units per person | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 6,465 units per person | +35.4% |
| 2009 | 8,041 units per person | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 10,771 units per person | +33.9% |
| 2011 | 16,368 units per person | +52.0% |
| 2012 | 19,797 units per person | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 22,104 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 26,836 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 30,150 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 31,692 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 28,114 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 29,751 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 26,628 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 27,738 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 23,618 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 22,496 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 17,960 units per person | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 15,118 units per person | -15.8% |
| 2025 | 17,994 units per person | +19.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 17,994 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 512.91 units per person, 35.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 17,994 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 681.01 units per person, 26.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, 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 | +379.7% | 33.54 units per person | 160.87 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44 units per person | 5.82 units per person | 160.87 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,885 units per person | 302.72 units per person | 8,041 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,221 units per person | 10,771 units per person | 31,692 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,820 units per person | 15,118 units per person | 27,738 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Samoa?
- 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Samoa was 17,994 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 31,692 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 units per person in 1993.
- How does Samoa rank for 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 34th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. 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 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total 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
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.