China vs Denmark money supply
$42.64T
GROWTH/YR
● 9.6%DOUBLES IN
7.57YRANK BY SIZE
#1OBSERVATION 2024 · ANNUAL · WORLD BANK FM.LBL.BMNY.CN (ANNUAL)
$280.39B
GROWTH/YR
▼ 2.8%DOUBLES IN
24.9YRANK BY SIZE
#31OBSERVATION 2025-05 · MONTHLY · IMF MFS_MA/BM_MAI
⚠ OBSERVATION DATES DIFFER (2024 VS 2025-05). THE GAP MAY BE LARGER TODAY — THESE ARE NOT SIMULTANEOUS SNAPSHOTS.
BOTH SERIES, ONE GRID — USD— CHINA — DENMARK
1977CHINA OVERTOOK DENMARK IN 19842025
Native-currency series are rescaled by each economy's own latest USD ratio: the shape of the line is exact, the level of older points is approximate. Use the country pages for the source figures.
THE DIFFERENCE
CHINA's money stock is 99.3% larger than DENMARK's — $42.64T against $280.39B. At their current rates (9.6% and 2.8% a year) China doubles in 7.57Y and Denmark in 24.9Y.
⚠ NOT A WEALTH RANKING
"So the bigger number is the richer country?" No. Broad money counts deposits and currency outstanding, not wealth, not output and not purchasing power. A country can have a large money stock and a poor population, and the reverse. It is also not comparable to GDP, and the two series here are measured on different dates by different agencies.