Welcome to the Central Bank of Samoa

The Central Bank of Samoa is the nation's reserve bank and, as such, it acts as a bank to the Government and the commercial banks.

What's New

USE OF CBS LOGO

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) that there is an app game on the social media site Facebook that is using our logo (refer to screenshots).

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM FATF List

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of High Risk and Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The Central Bank of Samoa (“CBS”) invites proposals from interested bidders for the construction of an Offsite Building at its Ululoloa Compound.

Key Statistics

January 2023

Official Interest Rate 0.19%
Commercial Banks Lending rates 8.26%
Commercial Banks Deposit rates 1.76%
Headline Inflation Rate 11.0%
Official International Reserves SAT$894.5M
Import Cover (Good only) 9.4 months

Real GDP
2017/18 SAT$2,097M (-6.0%)
2018/19 SAT$2,191M (+4.5%)
2019/20SAT$2,123M (-3.1%)
2020/21 SAT$1,972M (-7.1%)
2021/22 SAT$1,853M (-6.0%)

Nominal GDP

2017/18 SAT$2,254M (+0.5%)
2018/19 SAT$2,390M (+6.0%)
2019/20 SAT$2,344M (-1.9%)
2020/21 SAT$2,169M (-7.5%)
2021/22 SAT$2,169M (-0.2%)

Nominal GDP Per Capita
2017/18 SAT$11,162per person
2018/19 SAT$11,947per person
2019/20 SAT$11,625 per person
2020/21 SAT$10,670 per person
2021/22 SAT$10,583 per person

Daily Exchange Rates

Friday 24 March 2023

Midrate:
SAT/USD - 0.36727 Per SAT $1

Comm Banks Outer Limit T/T per SAT$1
SAT/USD:
Sell - 0.35877 Buy - 0.37577

January 2023

Official Interest Rate 0.19%
Commercial Banks Lending rates 8.26%
Commercial Banks Deposit rates 1.76%
Headline Inflation Rate 11.0%
Official International Reserves SAT$894.5M
Import Cover (Good only) 9.4 months

Real GDP
2017/18 SAT$2,097M (-6.0%)
2018/19 SAT$2,191M (+4.5%)
2019/20SAT$2,123M (-3.1%)
2020/21 SAT$1,972M (-7.1%)
2021/22 SAT$1,853M (-6.0%)

Nominal GDP

2017/18 SAT$2,254M (+0.5%)
2018/19 SAT$2,390M (+6.0%)
2019/20 SAT$2,344M (-1.9%)
2020/21 SAT$2,169M (-7.5%)
2021/22 SAT$2,169M (-0.2%)

Nominal GDP Per Capita
2017/18 SAT$11,162per person
2018/19 SAT$11,947per person
2019/20 SAT$11,625 per person
2020/21 SAT$10,670 per person
2021/22 SAT$10,583 per person