Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 3.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Afghanistan, 1960–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Afghanistan stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Afghanistan peaked at 11.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1977.
That places Afghanistan 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.6% | — |
| 1961 | 4.6% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -26.2% |
| 1964 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 3.9% | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | -28.1% |
| 1967 | 2.6% | -8.5% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +15.2% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 2.8% | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 3.9% | +38.0% |
| 1973 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | -28.8% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +100.1% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +59.3% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -57.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -6.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 3.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.8%, 21% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 3.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.4%, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +100.1% | 2.4% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 4.9% | 10.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 183 Sierra Leone 6.8% compare
- 184 Sudan 6.6% compare
- 185 Yemen 5.6% compare
- 187 South Sudan 2.1% compare
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 private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Afghanistan?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Afghanistan was 3.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1977.
- How does Afghanistan rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Afghanistan ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); 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)