Remittance inflows to GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Remittance inflows to GDP was 3.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Remittance inflows to GDP in Afghanistan, 2005–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remittance inflows to gdp in Afghanistan is 3.9%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 4.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Afghanistan ranks 72nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
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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 remittance inflows to gdp in Afghanistan?
- Remittance inflows to gdp in Afghanistan was 3.9% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 72nd out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.