Resolving insolvency - Score in Samoa

Samoa: Resolving insolvency - Score was 33.41 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
33.41
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
141st
of 191 countries
All-time high
33.45
in 2018
All-time low
24.96
in 2008
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Resolving insolvency - Score in Samoa, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 25.52004: 25.52005: 25.52006: 25.52007: 25.52008: 252009: 32.82010: 32.92011: 33.22012: 33.22013: 33.22014: 33.22015: 33.22016: 33.32017: 33.42018: 33.42019: 33.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 33.41 for resolving insolvency - score in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency - score in Samoa peaked at 33.45 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.96, in 2008.

Samoa ranks 141st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Resolving insolvency - Score in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency - Score in Samoa, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 25.46
2004 25.46 +0.0%
2005 25.46 +0.0%
2006 25.46 +0.0%
2007 25.46 +0.0%
2008 24.96 -1.9%
2009 32.77 +31.3%
2010 32.95 +0.5%
2011 33.18 +0.7%
2012 33.23 +0.1%
2013 33.25 +0.1%
2014 33.19 -0.2%
2015 33.23 +0.1%
2016 33.33 +0.3%
2017 33.38 +0.1%
2018 33.45 +0.2%
2019 33.41 -0.1%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 33.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.79, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 33.41 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43.6, 77% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Resolving insolvency - Score 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +31.3% 24.96 32.77

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.43 24.96 32.77 7
2010s 33.26 32.95 33.45 10

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 138 Costa Rica 34.64 compare
  2. 139 Tonga 33.93 compare
  3. 140 Suriname 33.83 compare
  4. 142 Maldives 33.29 compare
  5. 143 Zimbabwe 32.88 compare
  6. 144 Honduras 32.57 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency - score in Samoa?
Resolving insolvency - score in Samoa was 33.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 33.45 in 2018.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 24.96 in 2008.
How does Samoa rank for resolving insolvency - score?
Samoa ranks 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency - score rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Resolving insolvency - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The score for resolving insolvency is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the recovery rate of insolvency proceedings involving domestic entities, as well as the strength of the legal framework applicable to judicial liquidation and reorganization proceedings.