Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Broad money growth
Broad money growth over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6% against 0.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 4.0 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 159th and Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.1% | 12.8% | 9.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 22.1% | 38.3% | 16.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 10.9% | 1.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -1.1% | 13.3% | 14.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 7.3% | 4.4% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money growth, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 0.6% against 0.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money growth between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for broad money growth?
- Japan ranks 159th and Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd 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.