Broad money in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Broad money was 67.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Lower middle income, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, broad money in Lower middle income stood at 67.4%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Lower middle income peaked at 69.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1967.
That places Lower middle income 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Broad money in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.5% | — |
| 1961 | 22.1% | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 22.0% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 22.0% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 21.5% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 21.1% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 21.9% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 24.6% | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 25.6% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 24.9% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 23.0% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 25.1% | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 28.5% | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 30.8% | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 32.4% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 32.9% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 33.2% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 28.2% | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 30.5% | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 34.3% | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 35.3% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 36.1% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 38.6% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 38.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.9% | 21.1% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.0% | 22.8% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 28.2% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 36.8% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 45.5% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 60.5% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.4% | 69.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 23 Jordan 104.3% compare
- 24 Israel 103.7% compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 103.7% compare
- 26 United States of America 99.7% compare
- 27 New Zealand 99.6% compare
- 28 Barbados 97.5% compare
- 29 Qatar 94.7% compare
More financial sector data for Lower middle income
- Net migration -3.12 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.24 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 20.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 38.8% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 7.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Lower middle income?
- Broad money in Lower middle income was 67.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1967.
- How does Lower middle income rank for broad money?
- Lower middle income ranks 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2021.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.