Broad money to total reserves ratio by country

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. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).

Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.

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Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, FM.LBL.BMNY.IR.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.