Afghanistan vs Late-demographic dividend: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Afghanistan
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.63 against 10.53 in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 6.1.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times Late-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Late-demographic dividend in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.07 | 6.36 | 7.71 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.46 | 5.44 | 2.02 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 10.82 | 17.65 | 6.83 | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 10.84 | 14.88 | 4.04 | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 16.63 | 13.79 | 2.84 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Afghanistan or Late-demographic dividend?
- Afghanistan, at 16.63 against 10.53 in Late-demographic dividend as of 2020.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Afghanistan and Late-demographic dividend?
- 6.1, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Late-demographic dividend?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].