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Liquid liabilities, percent of GDP, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 36 countries was 52.69 percent. The highest value was in Mauritius: 164.65 percent and the lowest value was in Zimbabwe: 16.13 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The International Monetary Fund
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Countries Liquid liabilities, percent of GDP, 2021 Global rank Available data
Mauritius 164.65 1 1963 - 2021
Morocco 124.7 2 1960 - 2021
Seychelles 119.22 3 1971 - 2021
Cape Verde 117.96 4 1980 - 2021
Egypt 91.83 5 1960 - 2021
Algeria 81.37 6 1964 - 2021
Djibouti 79.85 7 1985 - 2021
South Africa 69.94 8 1965 - 2021
Tunisia 69.78 9 1965 - 2021
Namibia 61.73 10 1990 - 2021
Mozambique 56.47 11 1988 - 2021
Gambia 56.22 12 1966 - 2021
Libya 50.15 13 1963 - 2021
Burkina Faso 48.96 14 1962 - 2021
Botswana 48.27 15 1976 - 2021
Senegal 47.76 16 1962 - 2021
Togo 47.56 17 1962 - 2021
G.-Bissau 47.29 18 1986 - 2021
Mali 40.41 19 1967 - 2021
Lesotho 39.95 20 1980 - 2021
Ivory Coast 39.9 21 1962 - 2021
Kenya 38.76 22 1966 - 2021
Benin 32.44 23 1962 - 2021
Sierra Leone 31.22 24 1960 - 2021
Ghana 29.58 25 1960 - 2021
Swaziland 29.11 26 1974 - 2021
Madagascar 27.61 27 1962 - 2021
Rwanda 27.22 28 1964 - 2021
Guinea 26.14 29 1991 - 2021
Zambia 25.36 30 2009 - 2021
Nigeria 24.89 31 1960 - 2021
Sudan 24.63 32 1960 - 2021
Angola 22.27 33 1995 - 2021
Niger 19.9 34 1962 - 2021
Uganda 17.71 35 1966 - 2021
Zimbabwe 16.13 36 1979 - 2021


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Definition: Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP. Liquid liabilities are also known as broad money, or M3. They are the sum of currency and deposits in the central bank (M0), plus transferable deposits and electronic currency (M1), plus time and savings deposits, foreign currency transferable deposits, certificates of deposit, and securities repurchase agreements (M2), plus travelers checks, foreign currency time deposits, commercial paper, and shares of mutual funds or market funds held by residents.

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