5.79% (31 December 2008)

Stock of money:

$NA (31December 2008)

$NA (31 December 2007)

note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money and quasi money circulating within their own borders

Stock of quasi money:

$NA (31 December 2008)

$NA (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$241.1 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 29 $225.4 billion (31 December 2007)