Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 22.38 US dollar per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan, 2009–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2020, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan stood at 22.38 US dollar per person. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan peaked at 46.41 US dollar per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.38 US dollar per person, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30.41 US dollar per person | — |
| 2010 | 37.21 US dollar per person | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 38.24 US dollar per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 46.41 US dollar per person | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 44.69 US dollar per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 38.51 US dollar per person | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 33.84 US dollar per person | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 33.92 US dollar per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 26.77 US dollar per person | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 28.74 US dollar per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 25.42 US dollar per person | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 22.38 US dollar per person | -12.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 22.38 US dollar per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.38 US dollar per person, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 22.38 US dollar per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 525.42 US dollar per person, 4% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.41 US dollar per person | 30.41 US dollar per person | 30.41 US dollar per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.37 US dollar per person | 25.42 US dollar per person | 46.41 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.38 US dollar per person | 22.38 US dollar per person | 22.38 US dollar per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 139 Togo 27.02 US dollar per person compare
- 140 Sudan 26.25 US dollar per person compare
- 141 Mozambique 24.85 US dollar per person compare
- 143 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.21 US dollar per person compare
- 144 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.56 US dollar per person compare
- 145 Côte d'Ivoire 18.51 US dollar per person compare
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 other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan was 22.38 US dollar per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.41 US dollar per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.38 US dollar per person in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Afghanistan ranks 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.