Global money supply since 2000

Each line is one currency’s M2 money supply. M2 counts cash plus money in bank accounts. Every line starts at 100 in the year 2000. A line at 300 means three times as much of that currency exists now. Tap a chip to hide a currency. Use log scale to compare growth rates fairly.

From 2000 to 2024 the Chinese yuan supply grew 22.6x, the most of the six. The Japanese yen grew 1.7x, the least.

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M2 money supply, indexed to 2000 = 100

Every line goes up — that’s the point. Angle of attack tells the story.

All series matched through 2024; some central-bank sources lag a year or two.

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Sources, per currency: USD: FRED (M2SL) (through 2026) · EUR: ECB via DBnomics (through 2026) · JPY: IMF IFS via DBnomics (through 2025) · GBP: World Bank (FM.LBL.BMNY.CN) (through 2024) · CNY: World Bank (FM.LBL.BMNY.CN) (through 2024) · CHF: OECD via DBnomics (through 2026). Served by the public money2069 API and refreshed daily.