Broad money growth in Australia
Australia: Broad money growth was 6.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Australia, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Australia is 6.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Australia peaked at 31.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1991.
That places Australia 115th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Australia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.8% | — |
| 1962 | 7.9% | +66.4% |
| 1963 | 10.5% | +32.1% |
| 1964 | 11.6% | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | -55.5% |
| 1966 | 7.8% | +50.3% |
| 1967 | 9.0% | +16.1% |
| 1968 | 7.0% | -21.9% |
| 1969 | 9.5% | +35.4% |
| 1970 | 5.1% | -46.3% |
| 1971 | 8.7% | +70.3% |
| 1972 | 19.7% | +125.9% |
| 1973 | 21.3% | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | -57.0% |
| 1975 | 20.6% | +124.5% |
| 1976 | 12.2% | -40.5% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -51.6% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | +77.2% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | -29.5% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 13.2% | +24.9% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | +52.7% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -46.6% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +67.6% |
| 1988 | 17.9% | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 31.0% | +73.1% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | -58.9% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -90.7% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +524.2% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +73.9% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | -31.3% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +38.8% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -68.0% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +192.3% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -35.6% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +81.4% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +77.2% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -81.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +215.8% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -32.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -47.5% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +492.3% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -51.0% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -49.8% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +67.1% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | 4.8% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 5.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 9.6% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 1.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 3.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 2.4% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 3.9% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 215,929 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 84.28 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 32.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 45.36 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 53.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 53.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,921 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Australia?
- Broad money growth in Australia was 6.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1991.
- How does Australia rank for broad money growth?
- Australia ranks 115th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.