NA% (31 December 2008)
5.13% (31 December 2007)
Sierra Leone
NA% (31 December 2008)
Slovakia
3% (31 December 2008)
4.25% (31 December 2007)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal
lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from the
euro area; as of 1 January 2009 Slovakia became a member of the
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Slovenia
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal
lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro
area
South Africa
11.5% (31 December 2008)
11% (31 December 2007)
Spain
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal
lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro
area
Sri Lanka
15% (31 December 2008)
15% (31 December 2007)
Swaziland
11% (31 December 2008)
11% (31 December 2007)
Sweden
2% (31 December 2008)
3.5% (31 December 2007)
Switzerland
0.05% (31 December 2008)
2.05% (31 December 2007)
Syria
NA% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
Taiwan
1.5% (January 2009)
Tajikistan
NA% (31 December 2008)
15% (31 December 2007)
Tanzania
15.99% (31 December 2008)
16.4% (31 December 2007)
Thailand
3.25% (31 December 2008)
3.75% (31 December 2007)
Togo
4.75% (31 December 2008)
4.25% (31 December 2007)
Trinidad and Tobago
10.75% (31 December 2008)
10% (31 December 2007)
Turkey
25% (31 December 2008)
25% (31 December 2007)
Uganda
19.42% (31 December 2008)
14.68% (31 December 2007)
Ukraine
12% (31 December 2008)
8% (31 December 2007)
United Arab Emirates
NA% (31 December 2008)
United Kingdom
0.86% (31 December 2008)
United States
0.5% (31 March 2009)
4.83% (31 December 2007)
Uruguay
10% (31 December 2008)
10% (31 December 2007)
Vanuatu
6% (31 December 2008)
6% (31 December 2007)
Venezuela
33.5% (31 December 2008)
28.5% (31 December 2007)
Vietnam
10.25% (31 December 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Yemen
NA%
Zambia
14.49% (31 December 2008)
11.73% (31 December 2007)
Zimbabwe
NA% (31 December 2008)
975% (31 December 2007)
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@2208
Field Listing :: Commercial bank prime lending rate
This entry provides a simple average of annualized interest rates
commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national
currency, to their most credit-worthy customers.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Commercial bank prime lending rate(%)
Afghanistan
14.92% (31 December 2008)
18.14% (31 December 2007)
Albania
13.02% (31 December 2008)
14.1% (31 December 2007)
Algeria
8% (31 December 2008)
8% (31 December 2007)
Angola
12.53% (31 December 2008)
17.7% (31 December 2007)
Anguilla
9.51% (31 December 2008)
9.76% (31 December 2007)
Antigua and Barbuda
10.43% (31 December 2008)
10.44% (31 December 2007)
Argentina
19.47% (31 December 2008)
28% (28 November 2008)
Armenia
17.05% (31 December 2008)
17.52% (31 December 2007)
Aruba
11.23% (31 December 2008)
11.01% (31 December 2007)
Australia
8.91% (31 December 2008)
10.02% (31 December 2007)
Austria
6.82% (31 December 2008)
6.3% (31 December 2007)
Azerbaijan
19.76% (31 December 2008)
19.13% (31 December 2007)
Bahamas, The
5.5% (31 December 2008)
5.5% (31 December 2007)
Bahrain
NA% (31 December 2008)
8.35% (31 December 2007)
Bangladesh
16.38% (31 December 2008)
16% (31 December 2007)
Barbados
10.03% (31 December 2008)
10.8% (31 December 2007)
Belarus
8.55% (31 December 2008)
8.58% (31 December 2007)
Belgium
7.03% (31 December 2008)
Belize
14.14% (31 December 2008)
14.33% (31 December 2007)
Benin
NA
Bhutan
NA% (31 December 2008)
14% (31 December 2007)
Bolivia
13.87% (31 December 2008)
12.86% (31 December 2007)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.98% (31 December 2008)
7.17% (31 December 2007)
Botswana
16.54% (31 December 2008)
16.22% (31 December 2007)
Brazil
47.25% (31 December 2008)
43.72% (31 December 2007)
Brunei
5.5% (31 December 2008)
5.5% (February 2009)
Bulgaria
10.86% (31 December 2008)
10% (31 December 2007)
Burkina Faso
NA
Burma
17% (31 December 2008)
17% (31 December 2007)
Burundi
16.52% (31 December 2008)
16.84% (31 December 2007)
Cambodia
16.01% (31 December 2008)
16.18% (31 December 2007)
Cameroon
NA% (31 December 2008)
15% (31 December 2007)
Canada
4.73% (31 December 2008)
6.1% (31 December 2007)
Cape Verde
9.99% (31 December 2008)
10.55% (31 December 2007)
Central African Republic
NA% (31 December 2008)
15% (31 December 2007)
Chad
NA% (31 December 2008)
15% (31 December 2007)
Chile
13.26% (31 December 2008)
8.67% (31 December 2007)
China
5.31% (31 December 2008)
5.58% (17 December 2007)
Colombia
17.18% (31 December 2008)
Comoros
7% (31 December 2008)
10.5% (31 December 2007)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
NA
Congo, Republic of the
NA% (31 December 2008)
15% (31 December 2007)
Costa Rica
15.83% (31 December 2008)
12.8% (31 December 2007)
Cote d'Ivoire
NA
Croatia
10.07% (31 December 2008)
Cuba
NA%
Cyprus
7.19% (31 December 2008)
6.74% (31 December 2007)
Czech Republic
6.25% (31 December 2008)
5.79% (31 December 2007)
Denmark
NA
Djibouti
NA
Dominica
9.06% (31 December 2008)
9.17% (31 December 2007)
Dominican Republic
19.95% (31 December 2008)
15.83% (31 December 2007)
Ecuador
9.71% (31 December 2008)
Egypt
NA% (31 December 2008)
12.51% (31 December 2007)
El Salvador
12.33% (31 December 2008)
7.81% (31 December 2007)
Equatorial Guinea
NA% (31 December 2008)
15% (31 December 2007)
Estonia
8.55% (31 December 2008)
6.46% (31 December 2007)
Ethiopia
8% (31 December 2008)
7% (31 December 2006)
European Union
8.6% (31 December 2008)
8.03% (31 December 2007)
Fiji
7.97% (31 December 2008)
9.01% (31 December 2007)
Finland
5.79% (31 December 2008)
France
8.13% (31 December 2008)
Gabon
NA% (31 December 2008)
15% (31 December 2007)
Gambia, The
NA% (31 December 2008)
27.92% (31 December 2007)
Gaza Strip
7.19% (31 December 2008)
7.73% (31 December 2006)
Georgia
21.24% (31 December 2008)
20.41% (31 December 2007)
Germany
5.97% (31 December 2008)
5.96% (31 December 2007)
Ghana
NA
Greece
8.65% (31 December 2008)
7.71% (31 December 2007)
Grenada
9.53% (31 December 2008)
9.76% (31 December 2007)
Guatemala
13.39% (31 December 2008)
12.84% (31 December 2007)
Guinea
NA%
Guyana
14.58% (31 December 2008)
14.61% (31 December 2007)
Haiti
17.81% (31 December 2008)
46.99% (31 December 2007)
Honduras
17.94% (31 December 2008)
16.61% (31 December 2007)
Hong Kong
5% (31 December 2008)
Hungary
10.18% (31 December 2008)
Iceland
NA% (31 December 2008)
19.29% (31 December 2007)
India
13.31% (31 December 2008)
Indonesia
13.6% (31 December 2008)
7.21% (31 December 2007)
Iran
NA% (31 December 2008)
12% (31 December 2007)
Iraq
NA% (31 December 2008)
19.74% (31 December 2007)
Ireland
6.76% (31 December 2008)
6.52% (31 December 2007)
Israel
6.06% (31 December 2008)
6.27% (31 December 2007)
Italy
11.34% (31 December 2008)
10.93% (31 December 2007)
Jamaica
16.83% (31 December 2008)
17.2% (31 December 2007)
Japan
1.91% (31 December 2008)
Jordan
9.03% (31 December 2008)
Kenya
14.02% (31 December 2008)
13.34% (31 December 2007)
Korea, South
7.17% (31 December 2008)
Kosovo
13.79% (31 December 2008)
Kuwait
7.61% (31 December 2008)
8.54% (31 December 2007)
Kyrgyzstan
19.86% (31 December 2008)
25.32% (31 December 2007)
Laos
24% (31 December 2008)
28.5% (31 December 2007)
Latvia
11.85% (31 December 2008)
Lebanon
9.96% (31 December 2008)
10.26% (31 December 2007)
Lesotho
16.19% (31 December 2008)
14.13% (31 December 2007)
Liberia
14.4% (31 December 2008)
15.05% (31 December 2007)
Libya
8.41% (31 December 2008)
6% (31 December 2007)
Lithuania
6.29% (31 December 2008)
6.86% (31 December 2007)
Macau
5.43% (31 December 2008)
Macedonia
9.68% (31 December 2008)
10.23% (31 December 2007)
Madagascar
45% (31 December 2008)
45% (31 December 2007)
Malawi
25.28% (31 December 2008)
27.72% (31 December 2007)
Malaysia
6.08% (31 December 2008)
6.41% (31 December 2007)
Maldives
13% (31 December 2008)
13% (31 December 2007)
Mali
NA%
Malta
5.89% (31 December 2008)
6.24% (31 December 2007)
Mauritius
21.54% (31 December 2008)
21.87% (31 December 2007)
Mexico
8.71% (31 December 2008)
7.56% (31 December 2007)
Micronesia, Federated States of
14.38% (31 December 2008)
14.03% (31 December 2007)
Moldova
21.06% (31 December 2008)
18.83% (31 December 2007)
Mongolia
18% (31 December 2008)
17.54% (31 December 2007)
Montenegro
9.24% (31 December 2008)
9.09% (31 December 2007)
Montserrat
9.89% (31 December 2008)
10.4% (31 December 2007)
Morocco
NA%
Mozambique
18.31% (31 December 2008)
19.52% (31 December 2007)
Namibia
13.74% (31 December 2008)
12.88% (31 December 2007)
Nepal
NA% (31 December 2008)
Netherlands
10.37% (31 December 2008)
8.72% (31 December 2007)
Netherlands Antilles
8.33% (31 December 2008)
9.21% (31 December 2007)
New Zealand
12.06% (31 December 2008)
12.83% (31 December 2007)
Nicaragua
13.17% (31 December 2008)
13.04% (31 December 2007)
Niger
NA%
Nigeria
15.48% (31 December 2008)
16.94% (31 December 2007)
Norway
7.28% (31 December 2008)
3.5% (1st quarter 2009)
Oman
7.1% (31 December 2008)
7.29% (31 December 2007)
Panama
8.16% (31 December 2008)
8.25% (31 December 2007)
Papua New Guinea
9.27% (31 December 2008)
9.78% (31 December 2007)
Paraguay
25.81% (31 December 2008)
25.03% (31 December 2007)
Peru
23.67% (31 December 2008)
24.1% (December 2008)
Philippines
8.75% (31 December 2008)
8.69% (31 December 2007)
Poland
5.99% (31 December 2008)
5.72% (31 December 2007)
Portugal
8.35% (31 December 2008)
7.92% (31 December 2007)
Qatar
6.84% (31 December 2008)
7.43% (31 December 2007)
Romania
14.99% (31 December 2008)
13.35% (31 December 2007)
Russia
12.23% (31 December 2008)
NA% (31 December 2007)
Rwanda
16.51% (31 December 2008)
15.84% (31 December 2007)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
8.69% (31 December 2008)
8.89% (31 December 2007)
Saint Lucia
10.08% (31 December 2008)
8.34% (31 December 2007)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
9.52% (31 December 2008)
8.8% (31 December 2007)
Samoa
12.66% (31 December 2008)
12.65% (31 December 2007)
San Marino
NA% (31 December 2008)
7.58% (31 December 2007)
Sao Tome and Principe
32.4% (31 December 2008)
32.4% (31 December 2007)
Saudi Arabia
NA% (31 December 2008)
Senegal
NA% (31 December 2008)
NA% (31 December 2007)
Serbia
18.11% (31 December 2008)
11.13% (31 December 2007)
Seychelles
11.81% (31 December 2008)
10.89% (31 December 2007)
Sierra Leone
24.5% (31 December 2008)
25% (31 December 2007)
Singapore
5.38% (31 December 2008)
Slovakia
6.42% (31 December 2008)
Slovenia
7.41% (31 December 2008)
6.82% (31 December 2007)
Solomon Islands
14.44% (31 December 2008)
14.12% (31 December 2007)
South Africa
15.13% (31 December 2008)
13.17% (31 December 2007)
Spain
11.02% (31 December 2008)
Sri Lanka
18.89% (31 December 2008)
Suriname
12.23% (31 December 2008)
9.71% (31 December 2007)
Swaziland
14.83% (31 December 2008)
13.17% (31 December 2007)
Sweden
NA% (31 December 2008)
4% (2004)
Switzerland
3.34% (31 December 2008)
3.15% (31 December 2007)
Syria
NA% (31 December 2008)
Taiwan
4.06% (2008 est.)
Tajikistan
23.1% (31 December 2008)
Tanzania
14.98% (31 December 2008)
16.03% (31 December 2007)
Thailand
7.04% (31 December 2008)
7.25% (31 December 2007)
Timor-Leste
13.11% (31 December 2008)
15.05% (31 December 2007)
Togo
NA%
Tonga
12.46% (31 December 2008)
12.16% (31 December 2007)
Trinidad and Tobago
12.44% (31 December 2008)
11.75% (31 December 2007)
Uganda
20.45% (31 December 2008)
19.11% (31 December 2007)
Ukraine
17.49% (31 December 2008)
11.33% (31 December 2007)
United Kingdom
4.63% (31 December 2008)
5.52% (31 December 2007)
United States
5.09% (31 December 2008)
8.05% (31 December 2007)
Uruguay
12.45% (31 December 2008)
7.25% (31 December 2007)
Vanuatu
5.29% (31 December 2008)
8.16% (31 December 2007)
Venezuela
22.37% (31 December 2008)
17.11% (31 December 2007)
Vietnam
15.78% (31 December 2008)
11.18% (31 December 2007)
West Bank
7.19% (31 December 2008)
7.73% (31 December 2006)
Yemen
18% (31 December 2008)
18% (31 December 2007)
Zambia
19.06% (31 December 2008)
18.89% (31 December 2007)
Zimbabwe
NA% (31 December 2008)
578.96% (31 December 2007)
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@2209
Field Listing :: Stock of money
This entry, also known as "M1," comprises the total quantity of
currency in circulation (notes and coins) plus demand deposits
denominated in the national currency, held by nonbank financial
institutions, state and local governments, nonfinancial public
enterprises, and the private sector of the economy. The national
currency units have been converted to US dollars at the closing
exchange rate on the date of the information.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Stock of money
Afghanistan
$1.688 billion (31 December 2008)
$1.426 billion (31 December 2007)
Albania
$3.028 billion (31 December 2008)
$2.707 billion (31 December 2007)
Algeria
$60.91 billion (31 December 2008)
$55.43 billion (31 December 2007)
Angola
$8.446 billion (31 December 2008)
$4.153 billion (31 December 2007)
Anguilla
$21.12 million (31 December 2008)
$23.57 million (31 December 2007)
Antigua and Barbuda
$296.4 million (31 December 2008)
$294.8 million (31 December 2007)
Argentina
$NA (31 December 2008)
$33.93 billion (31 December 2007)
Armenia
$1.359 billion (31 December 2008)
$1.507 billion (31 December 2007)
Aruba
$780.4 million (31 December 2008)
$640.9 million (31 December 2007)
Australia
$NA (31 December 2008)
$298.5 billion (31 December 2007)
Azerbaijan
$6.381 billion (31 December 2008)
$4.261 billion (31 December 2007)
Bahamas, The
$1.255 billion (31 December 2008)
$1.274 billion (31 December 2007)
Bahrain
$NA (31 December 2008)
$4.169 billion (31 December 2007)
Bangladesh
$9.294 billion (31 December 2008)
$8.444 billion (31 December 2007)
Barbados
$1.637 billion (31 December 2008)
$1.478 billion (31 December 2007)
Belarus
$4.872 billion (31 December 2008)
$4.065 billion (31 December 2007)
Belgium
NA (31 December 2008)
NA (31 December 2007)
note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro
area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for
the 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual
members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money and quasi
money circulating within their own borders
Belize
$345.7 million (31 December 2008)
$323.9 million (31 December 2007)
Benin
$NA (31 December 2008)
$1.324 billion (31 December 2007)
Bhutan
$NA (31 December 2008)
$381.1 million (31 December 2007)
Bolivia
$3.998 billion (31 December 2008)
$3.032 billion (31 December 2007)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
$4.49 billion (31 December 2008)
$5.13 billion (31 December 2007)
Botswana
$1.008 billion (31 December 2008)
$1.026 billion (31 December 2007)
Brazil
$95.03 billion (31 December 2008)
$131.1 billion (31 December 2007)
Brunei
$3.046 billion (31 December 2008)
$2.674 billion (31 December 2007)
Bulgaria
$14.29 billion (31 December 2008)
$15.58 billion (31 December 2007)
Burkina Faso
$NA (31 December 2008)
$1.051 billion (31 December 2007)
Burma
$NA (31 December 2008)
$598 billion (31 December 2007)
note: this number reflects the vastly overvalued official exchange
rate of 5.38 kyat per dollar; at the unofficial black market rate of
1305 kyat per dollar, the stock of kyats would equal only US$2.465
billion and Burma's velocity of money (the number of times money
turns over in the course of a year) would be six, in line with the
velocity of money for other countries in the region
Burundi
$261.6 million (31 December 2008)
$208.7 million (31 December 2007)
Cambodia
$591.7 million (31 December 2008)
$513.6 million (31 December 2007)
Cameroon
$NA (31 December 2008)
$2.616 billion (31 December 2007)
Canada
$356.2 billion (31 December 2008)
$391.6 billion (31 December 2007)
Cape Verde
$563.4 million (31 December 2008)
$574 million (31 December 2007)
Central African Republic
$NA (31 December 2008)
$218.3 million (31 December 2007)
Chad
$NA (31 December 2008)
$874.5 million (31 December 2007)
Chile
$14.72 billion (31 December 2008)
$16.6 billion (31 December 2007)
China
$2.434 trillion (31 December 2008)
$2.09 trillion (31 December 2007)
Colombia
$21.58 billion (31 December 2008)
$21.81 billion (31 December 2007)
Comoros
$100.6 million (31 December 2008)
$76.68 million (31 December 2007)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$NA (31 December 2008)
$597 million (31 December 2007)
Congo, Republic of the
$NA (31 December 2008)
$1.4 billion (31 December 2007)
Costa Rica
$4.209 billion (31 December 2008)
$4.504 billion (31 December 2007)
Cote d'Ivoire
$NA (31 December 2008)
$4.451 billion (31 December 2007)
Croatia
$10.71 billion (31 December 2008)
$11.61 billion (31 December 2007)
Cuba
$NA
Cyprus
$NA (31 December 2008)
$4.094 billion (31 December 2007)
note: this figure represents the US dollar value of Cypriot pounds
in circulation prior to Cyprus joining the Economic and Monetary
Union (EMU); see entry for the European Union for money supply in
the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary
policy for the 16 members of the EMU; individual members of the EMU
do not control the quantity of money and quasi money circulating
within their own borders
Czech Republic
$86.55 billion (31 December 2008)
$84.43 billion (31 December 2007)
Denmark
$143 billion (31 December 2008)
$148.7 billion (31 December 2007)
Djibouti
$462.7 million (31 December 2008)
$380 million (31 December 2007)
Dominica
$72.1 million (31 December 2008)
$73.71 million (31 December 2007)
Dominican Republic
$3.619 billion (31 December 2008)
$4.074 billion (31 December 2007)
Ecuador
$5.907 billion (31 December 2008)
$4.395 billion (31 December 2007)
Egypt
$31.72 billion (31 December 2008)
$27.6 billion (31 December 2007)
El Salvador
$213.7 million (31 December 2008)
$209.7 million (31 December 2007)
Equatorial Guinea
$NA (31 December 2008)
$835.2 million (31 December 2007)
Eritrea
$896.2 million (31 December 2008)
$749.1 million (31 December 2007)
Estonia
$6.106 billion (31 December 2008)
$7.158 billion (31 December 2007)
Ethiopia
$NA (31 December 2008)
$3.651 billion (31 December 2006)
European Union
$5.542 trillion (31 December 2008)
$5.649 trillion (31 December 2007)
note: this is the quantity of money, M1, for the euro area,
converted into US dollars at the exchange rate for the date
indicated; it excludes the stock of money carried by non-euro-area
members of the European Union
Fiji
$NA (31 December 2008)
$1.042 billion (31 December 2007)
Finland
$NA (31December 2008)
$NA (31 December 2007)
note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro
area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for
the 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual
members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money and quasi
money circulating within their own borders
France
$NA
note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro
area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for
the 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual
members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money and quasi
money circulating within their own borders
Gabon
$NA (31 December 2008)
$1.547 billion (31 December 2007)
Gambia, The
$NA (31 December 2008)
$186.7 million (31 December 2007)
Gaza Strip
$NA (31 December 2008)
$1.574 billion (31 December 2007)
Georgia
$972.4 million (31 December 2008)
$1.154 billion (31 December 2007)
Germany
$NA
note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro
area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for
the 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual
members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money and quasi
money circulating within their own borders
Ghana
$NA (31 December 2008)
$2.179 billion (31 December 2006)
Greece
$NA
note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro
area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for
the 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual
members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money and quasi
money circulating within their own borders
Grenada
$141.4 million (31 December 2008)
$151.2 million (31 December 2007)
Guatemala
$6.106 billion (31 December 2008)
$6.227 billion (31 December 2007)
Guinea
$NA (31 December 2008)
$309.8 million (31 December 2005)
Guinea-Bissau
$NA (31 December 2008)
$142.5 million (31 December 2007)
Guyana
$344.2 million (31 December 2008)
$315.2 million (31 December 2007)
Haiti
$NA (31 December 2008)
$704.7 million (31 December 2007)
Honduras
$1.633 billion (31 December 2008)
$1.6 billion (31 December 2007)
Hong Kong
$63.03 billion (31 December 2008)
$51.25 billion (31 December 2007)
Hungary
$32.78 billion (31 December 2008)
$36.78 billion (31 December 2007)
Iceland
$NA (31 December 2008)
$6.64 billion (31 December 2007)
India
$NA (31 December 2008)
$250.9 billion (31 December 2007)
Indonesia
$41.71 billion (31 December 2008)
$47.78 billion (31 December 2007)
Iran
$NA (31 December 2008)
$46.13 billion (31 December 2007)
Iraq
$26.1 billion (31 December 2008)
$18.81 billion (31 December 2007)
Ireland
$NA
note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro
area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for
the 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual
members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money and quasi
money circulating within their own borders
Israel
$NA (31 December 2008)
$15.36 billion (31 December 2006)
Jamaica
$1.253 billion (31 December 2008)
$1.369 billion (31 December 2007)
Japan
$5.417 trillion (31 December 2008)
$4.37 trillion (31 December 2007)
Jordan
$NA (31 December 2008)
$6.765 billion (31 December 2007)
Kazakhstan
$16.12 billion (31 December 2008)
$12.74 billion (31 December 2007)
Kenya
$6.068 billion (31 December 2008)
$5.912 billion (31 December 2007)
Korea, South
$80.66 billion (31 December 2008)
$92.59 billion (31 December 2007)
Kuwait
$15.31 billion (31 December 2008)
$15.12 billion (31 December 2007)
Kyrgyzstan
$NA (31 December 2008)
$911.1 million (31 December 2007)
Laos
$NA (31 December 2008)
$327.9 million (31 December 2007)
Latvia
$6.688 billion (31 December 2008)
$8.196 billion (31 December 2007)
Lebanon
$NA (31 December 2008)
$2.374 billion (31 December 2007)
Lesotho
$416.5 million (31 December 2008)
$439.2 million (31 December 2007)
Liberia
$NA (31 December 2008)
$145.6 million (31 December 2007)
Libya
$26.66 billion (31 December 2008)
$18.04 billion (31 December 2007)
Lithuania
$9.519 billion (31 December 2008)
$11.84 billion (31 December 2007)
Luxembourg
$NA
note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro
area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for
the 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual
members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money and quasi
money circulating within their own borders
Macau
$1.591 billion (31 December 2008)
$1.16 billion (31 December 2007)
Macedonia
$1.307 billion (31 December 2008)
$1.173 billion (31 December 2007)
Madagascar
$1.217 billion (31 December 2008)
$1.161 billion (31 December 2007)
Malawi
$NA (31 December 2008)
$361.5 million (31 December 2007)
Malaysia
$51.51 billion (31 December 2008)
$49.41 billion (31 December 2007)
Maldives
$475.2 million (31 December 2008)
$344.1 million (31 December 2007)
Mali
$NA (31 December 2008)
$1.58 billion (31 December 2007)