Broad money growth in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Broad money growth was 23.4% in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
23.4%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
21st
of 166 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 1973
All-time low
-1.1%
in 1998
Years of data
48
1961–2008

Broad money growth in Ethiopia, 1961–2008

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Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for broad money growth in Ethiopia is 23.4%, measured in 2008.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 2,239.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, broad money growth in Ethiopia peaked at 29.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 1998.

That places Ethiopia 21st out of 166 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Broad money growth in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Broad money growth (annual %) in Ethiopia, 1961 to 2008.
Year annual % Change
1961 2.8%
1962 11.2% +302.9%
1963 5.3% -52.9%
1964 25.4% +381.3%
1965 13.3% -47.6%
1966 6.2% -53.2%
1967 1.8% -70.6%
1968 11.2% +511.3%
1969 15.3% +36.1%
1970 5.8% -62.2%
1971 1.8% -68.7%
1972 16.1% +789.7%
1973 29.9% +86.0%
1974 15.6% -47.9%
1975 9.6% -38.1%
1976 12.8% +32.7%
1977 17.7% +38.9%
1978 12.7% -28.5%
1979 13.2% +4.3%
1980 4.2% -68.3%
1981 11.0% +161.9%
1982 10.3% -6.5%
1983 14.5% +40.4%
1984 9.7% -32.6%
1985 17.1% +75.9%
1986 11.4% -33.5%
1987 5.6% -50.6%
1988 11.1% +96.7%
1989 15.6% +40.6%
1990 19.9% +27.6%
1991 15.9% -19.9%
1992 15.2% -4.4%
1993 8.8% -42.3%
1994 23.2% +163.9%
1995 9.0% -61.0%
1996 9.0% +0.2%
1997 19.8% +119.2%
1998 -1.1% -105.5%
1999 13.7% -1353.4%
2000 13.1% -4.6%
2001 9.7% -26.0%
2002 15.9% +64.7%
2003 12.4% -21.9%
2004 19.3% +54.9%
2005 18.6% -3.5%
2006 20.0% +7.5%
2007 22.2% +11.1%
2008 23.4% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.3% 1.8% 25.4% 9
1970s 13.5% 1.8% 29.9% 10
1980s 11.1% 4.2% 17.1% 10
1990s 13.3% -1.1% 23.2% 10
2000s 17.2% 9.7% 23.4% 9

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 18 Guyana 28.4% compare
  2. 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.0% compare
  3. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 23.8% compare
  4. 22 Maldives 21.4% compare
  5. 23 Suriname 20.8% compare
  6. 24 Egypt 20.6% compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is broad money growth in Ethiopia?
Broad money growth in Ethiopia was 23.4% in 2008, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 1973.
What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 1998.
How does Ethiopia rank for broad money growth?
Ethiopia ranks 21st out of 166 countries with data for 2008.
Is broad money growth rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,239.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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Indicator
Broad money growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,338 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.