United Kingdom: Broad money (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, United Kingdom's broad money (% of GDP) fell 3.45 percentage points on 2023 (from 145.36% to 141.91%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.97 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.27 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30.59 percentage points in 1987 and the biggest yearly fall was 25.6 percentage points in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 22% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2024, United Kingdom had the 4th highest value of the 33 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to United Kingdom in the 2024 ranking

• China — 1st of 33: 227.67%
• Korea, Rep. — 2nd of 33: 162.71%
• Thailand — 4th of 33: 140.98%
• United Arab Emirates — 5th of 33: 114.14%
• West Bank and Gaza — 6th of 33: 110.37%

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 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 65 values

Broad money (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Albania — 70.9% (2024)
• Armenia — 61.3% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 38.62% (2025)
• Belarus — 30.73% (2021)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 72.8% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 82.12% (2024)
• Czechia — 87.03% (2024)
• Denmark — 62.56% (2024)
• Georgia — 55.13% (2025)
• Hungary — 59.96% (2024)
• Iceland — 67.37% (2024)
• Kazakhstan

More financial sector data for United Kingdom

• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 153.14 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 3.88% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 121.99 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$0.76 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$0.76 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 112.28% (2024)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 3.89 trillion (2024)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 440.95 billion (2024)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is United Kingdom's broad money (% of GDP)?

141.91% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 102.06 percentage points from 39.84% in 1960. The highest value was 162.87% in 2021 and the lowest 30.45% in 1979.

How does United Kingdom rank?

4th highest of 33 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in broad money (% of GDP) unusual for United Kingdom?

In 2024, United Kingdom's broad money (% of GDP) fell 3.45 percentage points on 2023 (from 145.36% to 141.91%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.97 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.27 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 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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