Broad money in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Broad money was 69.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 69.6% for broad money in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 81.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1961.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 24th out of 44 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Broad money in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.7% | — |
| 1961 | 28.2% | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 29.0% | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 30.6% | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 31.1% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 32.3% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 33.1% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 34.2% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 34.9% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 37.8% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 36.4% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 30.7% | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 34.6% | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 39.1% | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 45.7% | +17.0% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 50.8% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 53.1% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 54.4% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 63.6% | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 64.7% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 66.7% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 59.4% | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 54.1% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 54.4% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 52.6% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 54.7% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 57.5% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 56.9% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.4% | 28.2% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 30.7% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.0% | 50.8% | 66.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 52.6% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 54.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 61.4% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 69.6% | 80.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 21 United Arab Emirates 114.1% compare
- 22 Palestine 110.4% compare
- 23 Jordan 104.3% compare
- 24 Israel 103.7% compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 103.7% compare
- 26 United States 99.7% compare
- 27 New Zealand 99.6% compare
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Net migration -1.28 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 26.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.99 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 27.0% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.6% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -42.48 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Broad money in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 69.6% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1961.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for broad money?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.