Broad money growth (annual %) in Iran
Iran: Broad money growth (annual %) was 28.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Broad money growth in Iran, 1961–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 28.0% for broad money growth in 2016.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Iran peaked at 43.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1961.
That places Iran 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Broad money growth (annual %) in Iran, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.7% | — |
| 1962 | 25.7% | +163.7% |
| 1963 | 19.3% | -24.7% |
| 1964 | 16.0% | -17.1% |
| 1965 | 15.0% | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 14.3% | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 19.1% | +34.3% |
| 1968 | 15.5% | -19.0% |
| 1969 | 17.7% | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 18.0% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 24.0% | +33.6% |
| 1972 | 35.3% | +46.8% |
| 1973 | 30.3% | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 42.8% | +41.3% |
| 1975 | 34.7% | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 43.9% | +26.3% |
| 1977 | 26.1% | -40.6% |
| 1978 | 23.4% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 35.5% | +51.8% |
| 1980 | 26.3% | -26.0% |
| 1981 | 16.4% | -37.8% |
| 1982 | 25.6% | +56.7% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | -27.1% |
| 1987 | 19.3% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 22.5% | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 18.0% | -20.1% |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +42.2% |
| 1992 | 24.4% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 30.3% | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -27.0% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | +64.5% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -65.0% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +127.6% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +68.5% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +34.8% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -30.6% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +14.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 28.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 28.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.1%, 4.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +163.7% | 9.7% | 25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.9% | 9.7% | 25.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 18.0% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 16.4% | 26.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 18.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 11.9% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 20.2% | 35.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 13 Guinea 35.8% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 30.6% compare
- 15 Guyana 28.4% compare
- 17 Solomon Islands 24.8% compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 23.8% compare
- 19 Ethiopia 23.4% compare
More financial sector data for Iran
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.6 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Iran?
- Broad money growth in Iran was 28.0% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1961.
- How does Iran rank for broad money growth?
- Iran ranks 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.