Broad money in Iran

Iran: Broad money was 79.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
79.1%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
47th
of 166 countries
All-time high
79.1%
in 2016
All-time low
16.4%
in 1960
Years of data
55
1960–2016

Broad money in Iran, 1960–2016

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Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Iran recorded 79.1% for broad money in 2016. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, broad money in Iran peaked at 79.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1960.

Iran ranks 47th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Broad money in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Broad money (% of GDP) in Iran, 1960 to 2016.
Year % of GDP Change
1960 16.4%
1961 17.0% +4.1%
1962 20.2% +18.5%
1963 23.0% +13.7%
1964 24.4% +6.3%
1965 24.3% -0.2%
1966 25.4% +4.3%
1967 27.2% +7.1%
1968 27.5% +1.2%
1969 28.7% +4.2%
1970 30.0% +4.7%
1971 29.8% -0.9%
1972 32.2% +8.3%
1973 29.2% -9.2%
1974 24.9% -14.8%
1975 29.7% +19.3%
1976 31.5% +5.8%
1977 33.5% +6.4%
1978 42.8% +27.7%
1979 50.0% +17.0%
1980 59.6% +19.1%
1981 58.2% -2.3%
1982 55.3% -5.0%
1983 51.2% -7.4%
1986 61.5% +20.2%
1987 60.5% -1.7%
1988 64.4% +6.5%
1989 63.5% -1.5%
1990 53.7% -15.4%
1991 47.6% -11.3%
1992 44.3% -6.9%
1993 39.1% -11.8%
1994 39.6% +1.2%
1995 36.4% -7.9%
1996 35.2% -3.3%
1997 37.2% +5.6%
1998 40.1% +7.8%
1999 36.3% -9.6%
2000 37.2% +2.4%
2001 40.9% +10.0%
2002 37.9% -7.4%
2003 39.2% +3.5%
2004 38.8% -1.1%
2005 41.5% +7.1%
2006 47.1% +13.3%
2007 47.4% +0.7%
2008 44.3% -6.6%
2009 53.3% +20.2%
2010 54.1% +1.6%
2011 47.5% -12.2%
2012 55.6% +17.0%
2013 52.0% -6.4%
2014 61.0% +17.2%
2015 76.8% +25.9%
2016 79.1% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.4% 16.4% 28.7% 10
1970s 33.4% 24.9% 50.0% 10
1980s 59.3% 51.2% 64.4% 8
1990s 41.0% 35.2% 53.7% 10
2000s 42.7% 37.2% 53.3% 10
2010s 60.9% 47.5% 79.1% 7

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 44 Bulgaria 82.1% compare
  2. 45 India 82.1% compare
  3. 46 Dominica 80.8% compare
  4. 48 Sweden 77.8% compare
  5. 49 Belize 77.5% compare
  6. 50 Egypt 77.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is broad money in Iran?
Broad money in Iran was 79.1% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest broad money recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest broad money recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1960.
How does Iran rank for broad money?
Iran ranks 47th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
Is broad money rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Broad money (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,903 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.