Australia vs North America: Broad money
Broad money over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 133.1% against 99.7% in North America, a difference of 33.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Australia ranks 14th and North America ranks 14th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and North America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 63.0% | 16.4% | North America |
| 1970s | 43.6% | 68.0% | 24.4% | North America |
| 1980s | 42.1% | 72.8% | 30.7% | North America |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 65.7% | 5.6% | North America |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 80.0% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 109.6% | 88.7% | 20.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 133.1% | 104.5% | 28.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money, Australia or North America?
- Australia, at 133.1% against 99.7% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money between Australia and North America?
- 33.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for broad money?
- Australia ranks 14th and North America ranks 14th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.