Afghanistan vs Iraq: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 574.8% against 320.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 254.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.8 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Iraq ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Iraq ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 293.8% | 226.4% | 67.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 320.7% | 206.7% | 114.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 574.8% against 320.7% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 254.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for total reserves?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Iraq ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). 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 indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.