Broad money in Oman
Oman: Broad money was 51.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Oman, 1972–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2017, broad money in Oman stood at 51.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Oman peaked at 53.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1974.
Oman ranks 97th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Broad money in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 31.8% | — |
| 1973 | 27.5% | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | -45.5% |
| 1975 | 16.3% | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 18.6% | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 21.8% | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 24.4% | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 19.1% | -21.6% |
| 1980 | 15.7% | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 18.0% | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 21.9% | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 25.7% | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 29.6% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 22.9% | -22.6% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 24.0% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | +20.1% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +34.5% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.8% | 15.0% | 31.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 15.7% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 22.9% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 26.7% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 32.5% | 53.4% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Oman
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 5,319 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2622 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 7.57 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 432.74 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 12.71 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 13.59 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 14.02 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 14.06 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,661 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Oman?
- Broad money in Oman was 51.7% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1974.
- How does Oman rank for broad money?
- Oman ranks 97th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.