Broad money growth in United States
United States: Broad money growth was 6.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in United States, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
United States recorded 6.0% for broad money growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in United States peaked at 19.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.8%, in 2010.
That places United States 119th 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 United States, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.2% | — |
| 1962 | 8.9% | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 9.3% | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 9.0% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 8.6% | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 4.7% | -45.3% |
| 1967 | 10.3% | +117.7% |
| 1968 | 8.8% | -14.6% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -89.1% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +1067.1% |
| 1971 | 14.0% | +24.8% |
| 1972 | 13.6% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | -25.1% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | +29.6% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 9.8% | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 10.7% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 12.1% | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 10.0% | -16.8% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -17.6% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | +51.5% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | -33.8% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | -56.6% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +67.1% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | -21.7% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -49.6% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -44.0% |
| 1992 | -0.2% | -110.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -489.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -32.2% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +1597.5% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -32.6% |
| 2010 | -2.8% | -149.9% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -342.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -26.7% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -39.3% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +108.2% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +133.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -25.7% |
| 2022 | -0.9% | -106.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -310.3% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +190.3% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 1.0% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 7.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 4.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | -0.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | -2.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | -0.9% | 19.6% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for United States
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 46.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 82.55 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 519.73 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 44.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,960 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in United States?
- Broad money growth in United States was 6.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.8% in 2010.
- How does United States rank for broad money growth?
- United States ranks 119th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.