Broad money to total reserves ratio in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Broad money to total reserves ratio was 0.7678 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Broad money to total reserves ratio in Afghanistan, 1960–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, broad money to total reserves ratio in Afghanistan stood at 0.7678. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money to total reserves ratio in Afghanistan peaked at 12.3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7678, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 155th out of 158 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money to total reserves ratio in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.43 | — |
| 1961 | 1.88 | +31.7% |
| 1962 | 2.32 | +23.2% |
| 1963 | 2.39 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 2.99 | +25.4% |
| 1965 | 3.45 | +15.3% |
| 1966 | 3.33 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 4.06 | +21.8% |
| 1968 | 4 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 5.21 | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 4.67 | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 3.8 | -18.5% |
| 1972 | 3.6 | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 2.5 | -30.7% |
| 1974 | 1.78 | -28.9% |
| 1975 | 1.85 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1.95 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.48 | -23.8% |
| 1978 | 1.23 | -17.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9709 | -21.0% |
| 1980 | 1.12 | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 1.67 | +49.5% |
| 1982 | 1.82 | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 3.08 | +69.4% |
| 1985 | 2.93 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 3.16 | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 4.05 | +28.3% |
| 1988 | 6.19 | +52.9% |
| 1989 | 8.85 | +42.9% |
| 1990 | 12.3 | +39.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9807 | -92.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9623 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9161 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9034 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9314 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9305 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9261 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8537 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8053 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7734 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7678 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1 | 1.43 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.38 | 0.9709 | 4.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.65 | 1.12 | 8.85 | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9715 | 0.9623 | 0.9807 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9153 | 0.7734 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7678 | 0.7678 | 0.7678 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 152 Samoa 1.09 compare
- 153 Tonga 0.9825 compare
- 154 Saudi Arabia 0.9475 compare
- 156 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.6682 compare
- 157 Uzbekistan 0.531 compare
- 158 Libya 0.2758 compare
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita -2,032 current LCU per person (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP -3.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -8.19 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 24.61 million SDR (2020)
- Gold reserves at market value 923.06 million SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 5.81 billion SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.85 billion SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 6.77 billion SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.76 billion SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 173.12 SDR per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money to total reserves ratio in Afghanistan?
- Broad money to total reserves ratio in Afghanistan was 0.7678 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money to total reserves ratio recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest broad money to total reserves ratio recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7678 in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for broad money to total reserves ratio?
- Afghanistan ranks 155th out of 158 countries with data for 2020.
- Is broad money to total reserves ratio rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money to total reserves ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. 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 ratio (a÷b).