Japan vs Upper middle income: Broad money
Broad money over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 246.8% against 167.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 78.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 167 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.7% | 24.4% | 45.2% | Japan |
| 1970s | 118.2% | 27.6% | 90.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 156.7% | 40.6% | 116.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 195.4% | 52.7% | 142.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 198.0% | 82.3% | 115.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 231.6% | 126.9% | 104.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 267.6% | 161.6% | 105.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 246.8% against 167.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 78.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for broad money?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.