China vs Japan: Broad money

China
306.91 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Japan
1,638.01 trillion current LCU
in 2025
China rank
8th
Japan rank
5th

Broad money over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1,638.01 trillion current LCU against 306.91 trillion current LCU in China, a difference of 1,331.10 trillion current LCU.

That makes Japan's figure about 5.3 times China's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 166 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Broad money (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,521 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.