Euro Area vs Saudi Arabia money supply
$19.90T
GROWTH/YR
▼ 4.7%DOUBLES IN
15.1YRANK BY SIZE
#3OBSERVATION 2026-06 · MONTHLY · ECB BSI M3 (U2)
$482.71B
GROWTH/YR
● 8.6%DOUBLES IN
8.42YRANK BY SIZE
#25OBSERVATION ▲ 2017 · ANNUAL · WORLD BANK FM.LBL.BMNY.CN (ANNUAL)
⚠ OBSERVATION DATES DIFFER (2026-06 VS 2017). THE GAP MAY BE LARGER TODAY — THESE ARE NOT SIMULTANEOUS SNAPSHOTS.
BOTH SERIES, ONE GRID — USD— EURO AREA — SAUDI ARABIA
19802026
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 97.6% larger than SAUDI ARABIA's — $19.90T against $482.71B. At their current rates (4.7% and 8.6% a year) Euro Area doubles in 15.1Y and Saudi Arabia in 8.42Y.
⚠ 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.