Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 1.86 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Afghanistan, 2006–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Afghanistan stood at 1.86.
That represents a change of up 39.1% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Afghanistan peaked at 5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.19, in 2018.
That places Afghanistan 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.91 | — |
| 2007 | 4.15 | +42.7% |
| 2008 | 5 | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 4.06 | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 3.04 | -25.2% |
| 2011 | 2.95 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.01 | -31.8% |
| 2013 | 1.53 | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 2.07 | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 3.56 | +72.1% |
| 2016 | 2.79 | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 3 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.19 | -60.5% |
| 2019 | 1.34 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.86 | +39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.03 | 2.91 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.35 | 1.19 | 3.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Afghanistan?
- Deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Afghanistan was 1.86 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.