Arab World - Broad money (% of GDP)

Broad money (% of GDP) in Arab World was 85.43 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 88.26 in 2016, while its lowest value was 21.47 in 1974.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

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

See also:

Year Value
1962 22.01
1963 23.15
1964 24.09
1965 29.87
1966 31.48
1967 33.66
1968 32.26
1969 32.55
1970 31.20
1971 29.43
1972 31.97
1973 32.22
1974 21.47
1975 25.71
1976 27.01
1977 29.87
1978 34.62
1979 30.77
1980 28.26
1981 31.24
1982 38.62
1983 46.08
1984 50.34
1985 54.98
1986 61.25
1987 61.49
1988 63.17
1989 58.89
1990 52.53
1991 54.09
1992 53.79
1993 55.81
1994 55.59
1995 54.20
1996 52.03
1997 52.63
1998 58.06
1999 57.80
2000 54.88
2001 61.96
2002 65.72
2003 64.82
2004 60.93
2005 57.04
2006 57.22
2007 60.98
2008 58.51
2009 72.63
2010 67.60
2011 62.44
2012 61.19
2013 65.97
2014 71.01
2015 82.58
2016 88.26
2017 85.43

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: The derivation of this indicator was simplified in September 2012 to be current-year broad money divided by current-year GDP times 100.

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)