Broad money in Australia
Australia: Broad money was 133.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money in Australia is 133.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Australia peaked at 138.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1982.
Australia ranks 14th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Broad money in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.5% | — |
| 1961 | 44.0% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 47.0% | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 48.0% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 46.7% | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 47.9% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 46.8% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 46.6% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 45.5% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 42.5% | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 42.2% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 45.8% | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 49.7% | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 44.7% | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 43.8% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 40.7% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 40.2% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 40.4% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 39.2% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 37.6% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 39.5% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 39.2% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 41.9% | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 43.8% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 45.6% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 52.6% | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 54.0% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 53.2% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 56.1% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 59.1% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 60.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 62.6% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 63.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 67.4% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 100.1% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 100.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 105.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 108.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 112.8% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 117.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 116.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 113.5% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 122.4% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 136.8% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 138.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 134.0% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 126.3% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 129.4% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 133.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 44.0% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.6% | 40.2% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.1% | 37.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 53.2% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 67.4% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.6% | 99.4% | 122.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.1% | 126.3% | 138.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 17.18 % 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 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0183 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,189 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,642 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 14.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,921 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Australia?
- Broad money in Australia was 133.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 138.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1982.
- How does Australia rank for broad money?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% 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.