Claims on central government, etc. in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Claims on central government, etc. was -8.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Claims on central government, etc. in Afghanistan, 2006–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, claims on central government, etc. in Afghanistan stood at -8.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Afghanistan peaked at -4.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -11.6%, in 2006.
Afghanistan ranks 168th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Claims on central government, etc. in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -11.6% | — |
| 2007 | -7.2% | -37.9% |
| 2008 | -5.6% | -23.0% |
| 2009 | -6.0% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | -6.9% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | -7.6% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | -6.5% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | -6.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | -4.6% | -28.6% |
| 2015 | -4.5% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | -5.2% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | -6.5% | +25.2% |
| 2018 | -9.2% | +40.4% |
| 2019 | -8.3% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.6% | -11.6% | -5.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | -6.6% | -9.2% | -4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.3% | -8.3% | -8.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 148.67 SDR per person (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 8.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 149.63 SDR per person (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 10.15 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 173.25 SDR per person (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 10.46 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 173.12 SDR per person (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.97 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Afghanistan?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Afghanistan was -8.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was -4.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.6% in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Afghanistan ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.