Kenya vs South Africa: Broad money

Kenya
6.11 trillion current LCU
in 2024
South Africa
5.87 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Kenya rank
49th
South Africa rank
50th

Broad money over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
02.0T4.0T6.0T196519952025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 6.11 trillion current LCU against 5.87 trillion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 231.17 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 50th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.26 billion current LCU 6.04 billion current LCU 3.78 billion current LCU South Africa
1970s 7.95 billion current LCU 15.85 billion current LCU 7.90 billion current LCU South Africa
1980s 29.70 billion current LCU 72.22 billion current LCU 42.52 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 186.79 billion current LCU 280.36 billion current LCU 93.57 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 594.93 billion current LCU 1.15 trillion current LCU 554.59 billion current LCU South Africa
2010s 2.60 trillion current LCU 2.87 trillion current LCU 271.45 billion current LCU South Africa
2020s 5.26 trillion current LCU 4.74 trillion current LCU 515.03 billion current LCU Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher broad money, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 6.11 trillion current LCU against 5.87 trillion current LCU in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in broad money between Kenya and South Africa?
231.17 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for broad money?
Kenya ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 50th 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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About this data

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.