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EURO AREA

BROAD MONEY SUPPLY (M2)
EURO AREA — BROAD MONEY, 1980–2026-08SHAPE ONLY · NO SCALE · LOG HEIGHT

As of 2026-08, Euro Area's broad money supply stands at 17.65T EUR (about $19.94T) — growing 4.7% per year over the last 10y and doubling every 15.2Y.

Broad money in Euro Area: the full series

560 observations run from 1980 to 2026-08, reported monthly. The series is ECB BSI M3 (U2). Values are eur, converted to US dollars at the World Bank period-average rate for the observation year.

1980-01HOVER: CROSSHAIR + VALUE + DATE2026-08
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Euro Area broad money, 1980–2026-08, EUR
PeriodValue
2026-0817.65T EUR
2026-0717.62T EUR
2026-0617.61T EUR
2026-0517.52T EUR
2026-0417.45T EUR
2026-0317.44T EUR
2026-0217.33T EUR
2026-0117.31T EUR
2025-1217.20T EUR
2025-1117.17T EUR
2025-1017.08T EUR
2025-0916.99T EUR
2025-0816.93T EUR
2025-0716.93T EUR
2025-0616.93T EUR
2025-0516.92T EUR
2025-0416.88T EUR
2025-0316.83T EUR
2025-0216.83T EUR
2025-0116.76T EUR
2024-1216.76T EUR
2024-1116.68T EUR
2024-1016.58T EUR
2024-0916.55T EUR
2024-0816.47T EUR
2024-0716.37T EUR
2024-0616.36T EUR
2024-0516.24T EUR
2024-0416.21T EUR
2024-0316.17T EUR
2024-0216.12T EUR
2024-0116.09T EUR
2023-1216.10T EUR
2023-1116.00T EUR
2023-1015.98T EUR
2023-0915.99T EUR
2023-0815.96T EUR
2023-0715.96T EUR
2023-0615.98T EUR
2023-0516.00T EUR

Last 40 observations. Full series in the CSV.

How fast is money growing in Euro Area?

4.7% a year over 10y, against a world median of 9.0% — slower than median. At that pace the stock doubles every 15.2Y. The last twelve months ran 4.2%, measured to 2026-08.

GROWTH, LAST 12M
▼ 4.2%
SLOWER THAN MEDIAN (9.0%/YR)
AVG GROWTH, 10Y
▼ 4.7%
SLOWER THAN MEDIAN · WORLD MEDIAN 9.0%/YR
DOUBLING TIME
15.2Y
AT THE 10Y PACE
Where the world sits — 159 economies by broad-money growth, bands in % a year. The median is 9.0%; the biggest band is 5–10% with 70 economies. Euro Area is in the 0–5% band.
2<0240–5705–103710–151115–20920–30230–50450+
band containing the median (9.0%) this economy% a year, averaged over each economy's own window
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Growth band, % a yearEconomies
<02
0–524
5–1070
10–1537
15–2011
20–309
30–502
50+4

Where Euro Area ranks

#3 of 159 by size, #136 of 159 by growth rate. Rank by size answers how much money exists; rank by speed answers how fast it is being created. They are different questions and this page keeps them apart.

RANK BY SIZE — #03 OF 159
02United States$30.68T
03Euro Area$19.94T
04Japan$10.89T
RANK BY SPEED — #136 OF 159
135Qatar4.9%/YR
136Euro Area4.7%/YR
137Malaysia4.6%/YR
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FULL HISTORY — 46Y
1980-012026-08
CITE: "Euro Area broad money, 2026-08 — 17.65T EUR. m2index.com, data ECB BSI M3 (U2)."