Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.63 against 11.5 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 5.13.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.07 | 7.68 | 6.39 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.92 | 5.86 | 2.06 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 10.82 | 25.49 | 14.67 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 10.84 | 25.35 | 14.51 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 16.63 | 23.48 | 6.85 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 16.63 against 11.5 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 5.13, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 1st 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)].