Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 3.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
3.0%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
187th
of 187 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2010
All-time low
2.0%
in 1977
Years of data
37
1960–2020

Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Afghanistan, 1960–2020

246810121960199020201960: 4.6 %1961: 4.6 %1962: 4.7 %1963: 3.4 %1964: 3.7 %1965: 3.9 %1966: 2.8 %1967: 2.6 %1968: 3 %1969: 3.1 %1970: 3.3 %1971: 2.8 %1972: 3.9 %1973: 3.9 %1974: 3.6 %1975: 2.6 %1976: 2.2 %1977: 2 %1978: 2.4 %1979: 2.7 %1980: 2.9 %1981: 2.4 %2006: 5.1 %2007: 8.4 %2008: 10.3 %2009: 10.7 %2010: 11.8 %2011: 5 %2012: 4.2 %2013: 4.2 %2014: 3.7 %2015: 3.8 %2016: 3.8 %2017: 3.7 %2018: 3.5 %2019: 3.2 %2020: 3 %

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 3.0% for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in 2020.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 11.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1977.

That places Afghanistan 187th out of 187 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.

Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%) in Afghanistan, 1960 to 2020.
Year % Change
1960 4.6%
1961 4.6% +0.7%
1962 4.7% +0.6%
1963 3.4% -26.2%
1964 3.7% +8.4%
1965 3.9% +4.6%
1966 2.8% -28.1%
1967 2.6% -8.5%
1968 3.0% +15.2%
1969 3.1% +6.3%
1970 3.3% +3.7%
1971 2.8% -13.3%
1972 3.9% +38.0%
1973 3.9% -0.6%
1974 3.6% -6.6%
1975 2.6% -28.8%
1976 2.2% -13.4%
1977 2.0% -8.2%
1978 2.4% +19.5%
1979 2.7% +9.2%
1980 2.9% +7.0%
1981 2.4% -14.8%
2006 5.1% +109.0%
2007 8.4% +64.9%
2008 10.3% +22.2%
2009 10.7% +4.0%
2010 11.8% +10.8%
2011 5.0% -57.3%
2012 4.2% -17.5%
2013 4.2% +0.7%
2014 3.7% -11.2%
2015 3.8% +1.8%
2016 3.8% -0.1%
2017 3.7% -1.8%
2018 3.5% -7.2%
2019 3.2% -7.1%
2020 3.0% -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.6% 2.6% 4.7% 10
1970s 2.9% 2.0% 3.9% 10
1980s 2.6% 2.4% 2.9% 2
2000s 8.6% 5.1% 10.7% 4
2010s 4.7% 3.2% 11.8% 10
2020s 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Afghanistan?
Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Afghanistan was 3.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1977.
How does Afghanistan rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,670 data points, 1960–2021
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Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).