Broad money (% of GDP) - Central America & the Caribbean
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.
Description: The map below shows how Broad money (% of GDP) varies by country in Central America & the Caribbean. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the region is Barbados, with a value of 111.23. The country with the lowest value in the region is Haiti, with a value of 27.19.
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison
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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.