Broad money (% of GDP) in Belarus
Belarus: Broad money (% of GDP) was 30.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Belarus, 1994–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, broad money in Belarus stood at 30.7%.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Belarus peaked at 39.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1996.
That places Belarus 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Broad money (% of GDP) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 39.0% | — |
| 1995 | 14.8% | -62.1% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | +96.4% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -46.0% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | -9.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 30.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.3%, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 30.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.6%, 52% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money (% of GDP) in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +96.4% | 15.8% | 30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9% | 14.2% | 39.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 14.6% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 28.8% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 30.7% | 33.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More financial sector data for Belarus
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.003 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0022 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Belarus?
- Broad money in Belarus was 30.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1996.
- How does Belarus rank for broad money?
- Belarus ranks 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.