Broad money in Arab World
Arab World: Broad money was 80.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Arab World, 1960–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money in Arab World is 80.7%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Arab World peaked at 83.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 1974.
That places Arab World 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Broad money in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.0% | — |
| 1961 | 25.7% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 25.3% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 26.4% | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 27.7% | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 29.3% | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 30.2% | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 30.6% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 29.8% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 28.9% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 31.4% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 30.6% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 21.2% | -30.8% |
| 1975 | 25.9% | +22.1% |
| 1976 | 27.1% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 29.8% | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 34.5% | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 30.9% | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 28.3% | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 31.7% | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 38.5% | +21.2% |
| 1983 | 45.2% | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 49.4% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 54.4% | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 61.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 58.5% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 54.9% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 53.7% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 57.8% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.3% | 25.0% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.0% | 21.2% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 28.3% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 50.6% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 53.7% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 59.5% | 83.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More financial sector data for Arab World
- Net migration 696,991 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 54.0% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 51.7% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 15.7% (2018)
- Domestic credit to private sector 53.3% (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -21.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.84 (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 34.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Arab World?
- Broad money in Arab World was 80.7% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 1974.
- How does Arab World rank for broad money?
- Arab World ranks 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2017.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). 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 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.