ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) was 1.64 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
ATMs per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan, 2004–2019
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for atms per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan is 1.64, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 265.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atms per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan peaked at 1.64 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0156, in 2004.
Afghanistan ranks 177th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0156 | — |
| 2005 | 0.0598 | +283.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1164 | +94.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2063 | +77.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2996 | +45.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4492 | +49.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5289 | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6158 | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6368 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7052 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7497 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9172 | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 1.21 | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 1.61 | +32.9% |
| 2019 | 1.64 | +1.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.64 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.78, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.64 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.74, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +283.4% | 0.0156 | 0.0598 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1911 | 0.0156 | 0.4492 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9679 | 0.5289 | 1.64 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atms per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan?
- Atms per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan was 1.64 in 2019, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 in 2019.
- What is the lowest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for atms per 100,000 adults?
- Afghanistan ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is atms per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ATMs per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For each country calculated as: 100,000*Number of ATMs/adult population in the reporting country.