Euro Area vs São Tomé and Príncipe money supply
$19.90T
GROWTH/YR
▼ 4.7%DOUBLES IN
15.1YRANK BY SIZE
#3OBSERVATION 2026-06 · MONTHLY · ECB BSI M3 (U2)
$202.40M
GROWTH/YR
▼ 5.7%DOUBLES IN
12.5YRANK BY SIZE
#159OBSERVATION 2026-05 · MONTHLY · IMF MFS_MA/BM_MAI
⚠ OBSERVATION DATES DIFFER (2026-06 VS 2026-05). THE GAP MAY BE LARGER TODAY — THESE ARE NOT SIMULTANEOUS SNAPSHOTS.
BOTH SERIES, ONE GRID — USD— EURO AREA — SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
19952026
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
EURO AREA's money stock is 100.0% larger than SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE's — $19.90T against $202.40M. At their current rates (4.7% and 5.7% a year) Euro Area doubles in 15.1Y and São Tomé and Príncipe in 12.5Y.
⚠ 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.