São Tomé and Principe - Broad money (% of GDP)

Broad money (% of GDP) in São Tomé and Principe was 32.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 40.39 in 2015, while its lowest value was 22.79 in 2001.

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
2001 22.79
2002 24.79
2003 30.94
2004 26.28
2005 30.09
2006 32.06
2007 37.90
2008 37.90
2009 37.23
2010 37.61
2011 36.87
2012 37.18
2013 37.74
2014 38.55
2015 40.39
2016 35.12
2017 32.77
2018 36.04
2019 32.28
2020 32.83

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)