Gambia vs South Africa: Broad money growth
Broad money growth over time
- Gambia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 8.2% against 7.8% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 103rd of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 10.4% | 2.8% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 14.6% | 4.6% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 17.8% | 2.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.9% | 0.7% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 15.6% | 7.3% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 6.5% | 8.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 7.6% | 6.2% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money growth, Gambia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 8.2% against 7.8% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money growth between Gambia and South Africa?
- 0.4%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for broad money growth?
- Gambia ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 103rd of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.