Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 37.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Afghanistan, 1960–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 37.2% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 37.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1967.
That places Afghanistan 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.5% | — |
| 1961 | 14.5% | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | +18.3% |
| 1963 | 14.5% | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 16.7% | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 15.6% | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 11.2% | -28.0% |
| 1967 | 9.3% | -16.6% |
| 1968 | 13.3% | +42.3% |
| 1969 | 15.3% | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 13.2% | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 14.0% | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 18.4% | +30.8% |
| 1973 | 18.2% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 19.5% | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 21.6% | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 22.5% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 24.5% | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 28.9% | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 31.6% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +6.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 37.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 37.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.8%, 43% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1% | 9.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 13.2% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 28.9% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 23.5% | 33.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 32.8% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Afghanistan?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Afghanistan was 37.2% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1967.
- How does Afghanistan rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.