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CIRCULATION IN INDIA
CIRCULATION
Circulation of cash has spiked in India in
the last few months.
As of March 18, currency in circulation
in Asia’s third largest economy was
higher by 15% compared to a year ago—
the highest annual increase since fiscal
2011—according to data from the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
No one knows exactly why this is
happening, but there are a couple of
theories floating around.
In the past, currency circulation has
increased ahead of elections, typically
due to alleged payment of cash for votes,
mainly in the hinterland.
In 1990, total currency in circulation in the world passed
1 trillion USD. After 12 years, in 2002 this figure was 2 trillion
USD, and in 2008 it had increased to 4 trillion USD, broken down
by country as follows: