Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 172.79 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Afghanistan, 1961–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Afghanistan stood at 172.79 billion. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Afghanistan peaked at 172.79 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 682.00 million, in 1962.
That places Afghanistan 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 817.00 million | — |
| 1962 | 682.00 million | -16.5% |
| 1963 | 1.90 billion | +178.7% |
| 1964 | 1.65 billion | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 1.88 billion | +14.1% |
| 1966 | 1.64 billion | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 1.50 billion | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 1.08 billion | -28.1% |
| 1969 | 1.14 billion | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 1.44 billion | +25.8% |
| 1971 | 2.29 billion | +59.2% |
| 1972 | 2.55 billion | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 3.03 billion | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 3.61 billion | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 6.75 billion | +86.7% |
| 1976 | 9.58 billion | +42.0% |
| 1977 | 16.67 billion | +73.9% |
| 1978 | 20.11 billion | +20.6% |
| 1979 | 21.92 billion | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 39.35 billion | +79.6% |
| 1981 | 44.34 billion | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 39.51 billion | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 25.66 billion | -35.0% |
| 1985 | 22.14 billion | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 17.76 billion | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 25.09 billion | +41.3% |
| 1988 | 25.68 billion | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 20.20 billion | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 3.86 billion | -80.9% |
| 2006 | 103.83 billion | +2592.0% |
| 2007 | 145.47 billion | +40.1% |
| 2008 | 172.79 billion | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 billion | 682.00 million | 1.90 billion | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.79 billion | 1.44 billion | 21.92 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.86 billion | 17.76 billion | 44.34 billion | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.86 billion | 3.86 billion | 3.86 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 140.69 billion | 103.83 billion | 172.79 billion | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Afghanistan?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Afghanistan was 172.79 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 172.79 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 682.00 million in 1962.
- How does Afghanistan rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Afghanistan ranks 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.