How Much Money Exists in the World Per Person?
- Marcus Nikos
- Feb 27
- 1 min read

How Much Money Exists in the World Per Person?
This chart explores a hypothetical question: how much money exists in the world per person?
Defining “all the world’s money” is complex, with multiple ways to calculate it. Here, we use global M2 money supply at the end of 2024, sourced from CEIC Data.
See the final section for an explanation of this metric, what it measures, and why economists track it.
Population data is sourced from the UN World Population Prospects 2024.