Saudi Arabia - Broad money (% of GDP)

Broad money (% of GDP) in Saudi Arabia was 70.10 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 74.73 in 2016, while its lowest value was 6.06 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
1968 14.86
1969 14.69
1970 12.99
1971 11.12
1972 12.59
1973 12.29
1974 6.06
1975 10.81
1976 13.11
1977 17.42
1978 21.27
1979 17.55
1980 14.15
1981 16.52
1982 23.56
1983 30.72
1984 34.48
1985 39.06
1986 49.86
1987 52.09
1988 53.82
1989 50.26
1990 42.60
1991 43.41
1992 42.73
1993 45.55
1994 46.14
1995 44.97
1996 43.58
1997 43.83
1998 51.29
1999 49.74
2000 44.34
2001 47.95
2002 53.65
2003 51.14
2004 50.01
2005 44.65
2006 46.87
2007 50.99
2008 48.10
2009 64.57
2010 55.17
2011 49.17
2012 52.24
2013 55.79
2014 61.59
2015 73.27
2016 74.73
2017 70.10

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)