Iran vs Japan: Broad money

Iran
11,888.80 trillion current LCU
in 2016
Japan
1,638.01 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Iran rank
2nd
Japan rank
5th

Broad money over time

  • Iran
  • Japan
02,500.0T5,000.0T7,500.0T10,000.0T12,500.0T196019922025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 11,888.80 trillion current LCU against 1,638.01 trillion current LCU in Japan, a difference of 10,250.79 trillion current LCU.

That makes Iran's figure about 7.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Iran ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 115.81 billion current LCU 24.72 trillion current LCU 24.61 trillion current LCU Japan
1970s 1.23 trillion current LCU 187.23 trillion current LCU 186.00 trillion current LCU Japan
1980s 9.32 trillion current LCU 547.27 trillion current LCU 537.95 trillion current LCU Japan
1990s 77.40 trillion current LCU 1,025.34 trillion current LCU 947.94 trillion current LCU Japan
2000s 949.13 trillion current LCU 1,055.66 trillion current LCU 106.52 trillion current LCU Japan
2010s 6,366.77 trillion current LCU 1,188.18 trillion current LCU 5,178.59 trillion current LCU Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher broad money, Iran or Japan?
Iran, at 11,888.80 trillion current LCU against 1,638.01 trillion current LCU in Japan as of 2016.
What is the difference in broad money between Iran and Japan?
10,250.79 trillion current LCU, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
How do Iran and Japan rank globally for broad money?
Iran ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Broad money (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,521 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.