Sudan: Broad money (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Sudan's broad money (current LCU) rose 88% on 2019 (from 689.6 billion to 1.3 trillion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +44% and a typical year strayed about 31% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 139.8% in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 16% in 1964. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 108.66 billion a year. A straight line explains 66% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Sudan in the 2020 ranking

• Russian Federation — 1st of 6: 75.28 trillion
• Myanmar — 2nd of 6: 74.68 trillion
• Singapore — 4th of 6: 715.98 billion
• Afghanistan — 5th of 6: 575.74 billion
• Lesotho — 6th of 6: 14.28 billion

What this measures

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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 61 values

Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 17.82 trillion (2025)
• Benin — 4.23 trillion (2025)
• Botswana — 115.36 billion (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 6.96 trillion (2025)
• Burundi — 8.01 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 281.73 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 4.75 trillion (2018)
• Central African Republic — 488.93 billion (2022)
• Chad — 1.5 trillion (2021)
• Comoros — 285.91 billion (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 42.99 trillion (2025)

More financial sector data for Sudan

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 1.09 million (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$2,213 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 65.91% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 5.64% (2022)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 3.85 trillion (2022)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — -3.96 trillion (2022)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 5.64% (2022)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 38,797 (2022)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 138.81% (2022)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Sudan's broad money (current LCU)?

1.3 trillion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 3.31 billion% from 39,200 in 1960 (33.45% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.3 trillion in 2020 and the lowest 39,200 in 1960.

Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Sudan?

In 2020, Sudan's broad money (current LCU) rose 88% on 2019 (from 689.6 billion to 1.3 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +44% and a typical year strayed about 31% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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