Euro Area vs United Kingdom money supply
$19.94T
GROWTH/YR
▼ 4.7%DOUBLES IN
15.2YRANK BY SIZE
#3OBSERVATION 2026-08 · MONTHLY · ECB BSI M3 (U2)
$5.24T
GROWTH/YR
▼ 5.0%DOUBLES IN
14.2YRANK BY SIZE
#5OBSERVATION 2024 · ANNUAL · WORLD BANK FM.LBL.BMNY.CN (ANNUAL)
⚠ OBSERVATION DATES DIFFER (2026-08 VS 2024). THE GAP MAY BE LARGER TODAY — THESE ARE NOT SIMULTANEOUS SNAPSHOTS.
BOTH SERIES, ONE GRID — USD— EURO AREA — UNITED KINGDOM
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 73.7% larger than UNITED KINGDOM's — $19.94T against $5.24T. At their current rates (4.7% and 5.0% a year) Euro Area doubles in 15.2Y and United Kingdom in 14.2Y.
⚠ 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.