Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 3.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Afghanistan, 1960–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 3.0% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2020.
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 to gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 11.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1977.
Afghanistan ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 to GDP 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 13.3%, 22% 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 to GDP 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
- 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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Afghanistan?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp 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 to gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1977.
- How does Afghanistan rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp 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 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 (IFS line 22d); 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).