South Africa - Money and quasi money

Money and quasi money (M2) (current LCU)

The value for Money and quasi money (M2) (current LCU) in South Africa was 2,082,980,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,082,980,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4,768,400,000 in 1965.

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
1965 4,768,400,000
1966 5,192,450,000
1967 5,571,000,000
1968 6,327,500,000
1969 7,068,700,000
1970 7,734,350,000
1971 8,386,600,000
1972 9,870,450,000
1973 12,111,450,000
1974 14,129,150,000
1975 16,875,600,000
1976 18,364,600,000
1977 20,209,400,000
1978 23,442,900,000
1979 27,402,600,000
1980 33,664,300,000
1981 39,456,200,000
1982 44,786,400,000
1983 50,979,200,000
1984 61,075,500,000
1985 70,005,350,000
1986 76,161,950,000
1987 91,031,250,000
1988 115,624,000,000
1989 139,407,000,000
1990 155,933,000,000
1991 182,615,000,000
1992 187,840,000,000
1993 199,692,000,000
1994 236,268,000,000
1995 274,145,000,000
1996 313,290,000,000
1997 369,097,000,000
1998 419,490,000,000
1999 465,244,000,000
2000 498,812,000,000
2001 599,522,000,000
2002 709,151,000,000
2003 803,827,000,000
2004 909,555,000,000
2005 1,097,810,000,000
2006 1,346,170,000,000
2007 1,668,320,000,000
2008 1,914,200,000,000
2009 1,947,910,000,000
2010 2,082,980,000,000

Money and quasi money (M2) as % of GDP

Money and quasi money (M2) as % of GDP in South Africa was 75.65 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 80.60 in 2009, while its lowest value was 45.21 in 1994.

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
1966 58.13
1967 56.30
1968 57.54
1969 57.47
1970 57.87
1971 57.02
1972 57.22
1973 55.68
1974 54.04
1975 56.74
1976 57.12
1977 56.29
1978 55.37
1979 53.98
1980 48.67
1981 50.32
1982 51.08
1983 50.75
1984 50.66
1985 51.36
1986 48.92
1987 47.87
1988 49.29
1989 50.67
1990 50.95
1991 50.99
1992 49.76
1993 45.47
1994 45.21
1995 46.56
1996 47.53
1997 49.76
1998 53.11
1999 54.37
2000 52.27
2001 53.84
2002 55.87
2003 59.45
2004 60.53
2005 63.88
2006 69.14
2007 74.76
2008 78.77
2009 80.60
2010 75.65

Money and quasi money (M2) to total reserves ratio

Money and quasi money (M2) to total reserves ratio in South Africa was 6.49 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 31.13 in 1996, while its lowest value was 5.16 in 1968.

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
1965 11.11
1966 8.71
1967 9.98
1968 5.16
1969 7.05
1970 10.25
1971 15.09
1972 7.24
1973 6.76
1974 5.50
1975 7.66
1976 9.90
1977 11.51
1978 10.23
1979 5.84
1980 5.48
1981 10.31
1982 10.46
1983 12.06
1984 16.49
1985 16.56
1986 14.79
1987 12.91
1988 23.08
1989 24.22
1990 23.33
1991 20.75
1992 20.53
1993 21.22
1994 20.19
1995 16.93
1996 31.13
1997 13.45
1998 13.78
1999 10.16
2000 9.33
2001 9.13
2002 8.61
2003 13.03
2004 9.46
2005 8.37
2006 7.77
2007 7.19
2008 6.80
2009 5.80
2010 6.49

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)