Sierra Leone - Money and quasi money

Money and quasi money (M2) (current LCU)

The value for Money and quasi money (M2) (current LCU) in Sierra Leone was 2,236,530,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,236,530,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 21,570,000 in 1960.

Definition: Money and quasi money comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government. This definition of money supply is frequently called M2; it corresponds to lines 34 and 35 in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics (IFS). Data are in current local currency.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

Year Value
1960 21,570,000
1961 23,400,000
1962 25,600,000
1963 25,660,000
1964 28,250,000
1965 29,530,000
1966 30,850,000
1967 31,540,000
1968 39,030,000
1969 45,810,000
1970 43,250,000
1971 48,040,000
1972 56,510,000
1973 71,270,000
1974 84,550,000
1975 91,600,000
1976 111,930,000
1977 136,220,000
1978 179,290,000
1979 214,530,000
1980 260,790,000
1981 267,630,000
1982 419,640,000
1983 552,370,000
1984 708,750,000
1985 1,212,650,000
1986 2,284,640,000
1987 3,747,220,000
1988 5,878,500,000
1989 10,240,240,000
1990 17,817,890,000
1991 31,397,490,000
1992 41,833,500,000
1993 51,004,450,000
1994 55,497,100,000
1995 66,382,700,000
1996 86,063,810,000
1997 126,633,000,000
1998 140,899,000,000
1999 194,159,000,000
2000 217,605,000,000
2001 290,864,000,000
2002 376,832,000,000
2003 459,164,000,000
2004 551,528,000,000
2005 724,178,000,000
2006 879,508,000,000
2007 1,078,700,000,000
2008 1,321,230,000,000
2009 1,684,980,000,000
2010 2,236,530,000,000

Money and quasi money (M2) as % of GDP

Money and quasi money (M2) as % of GDP in Sierra Leone was 25.81 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 25.91 in 1983, while its lowest value was 8.79 in 1996.

Definition: Money and quasi money comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government. This definition of money supply is frequently called M2; it corresponds to lines 34 and 35 in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics (IFS).

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1961 11.20
1962 11.68
1963 12.01
1964 11.84
1965 11.25
1966 11.26
1967 12.35
1968 12.84
1969 12.46
1970 12.30
1971 13.09
1972 14.03
1973 13.61
1974 14.04
1975 14.34
1976 15.37
1977 15.64
1978 15.68
1979 16.79
1980 20.57
1981 20.45
1982 21.42
1983 25.91
1984 23.10
1985 22.01
1986 22.17
1987 13.42
1988 14.03
1989 14.44
1990 14.26
1991 10.68
1992 10.78
1993 10.64
1994 9.95
1995 9.27
1996 8.79
1997 12.74
1998 12.72
1999 13.87
2000 15.48
2001 15.89
2002 17.00
2003 17.96
2004 17.07
2005 17.81
2006 19.04
2007 19.71
2008 20.59
2009 23.74
2010 25.81

Money and quasi money (M2) to total reserves ratio

Money and quasi money (M2) to total reserves ratio in Sierra Leone was 1.37 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 45.95 in 1989, while its lowest value was 1.11 in 1963.

Definition: Money and quasi money comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government. This definition is frequently called M2; it corresponds to lines 34 and 35 in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics (IFS). Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.11
1961 1.18
1962 1.13
1963 1.11
1964 1.93
1965 1.83
1966 2.16
1967 2.74
1968 1.70
1969 1.55
1970 1.32
1971 1.51
1972 1.52
1973 1.69
1974 1.81
1975 3.57
1976 3.99
1977 3.56
1978 4.92
1979 4.35
1980 8.12
1981 14.48
1982 40.19
1983 18.08
1984 36.44
1985 22.00
1986 10.40
1987 17.39
1988 24.34
1989 45.95
1990 21.67
1991 11.04
1992 4.43
1993 3.10
1994 2.33
1995 2.54
1996 3.52
1997 3.35
1998 2.05
1999 2.73
2000 2.11
2001 2.85
2002 2.12
2003 2.94
2004 1.63
2005 1.47
2006 1.61
2007 1.67
2008 2.01
2009 1.23
2010 1.37

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)