Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan, 2009–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan peaked at 2,174 US dollar per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,281 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 142nd of 165 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,281 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 1,614 US dollar per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 1,721 US dollar per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 2,174 US dollar per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 2,167 US dollar per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,936 US dollar per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 1,755 US dollar per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 1,805 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,465 US dollar per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 1,619 US dollar per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 1,475 US dollar per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre | -9.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50,936 US dollar per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,281 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,281 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,281 US dollar per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,773 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,465 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,174 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 139 Pakistan 2,027 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 140 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,492 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 141 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,384 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 143 Brazil 1,195 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 144 Burkina Faso 1,133 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 145 Benin 1,097 US dollar per square kilometre 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 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre 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 2,174 US dollar per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,281 US dollar per square kilometre in 2009.
- 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 16.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.