Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2009–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan stood at 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3137 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 11th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.3137 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2010 | 0.3245 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3541 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3573 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3512 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3574 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3574 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4086 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4379 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4594 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4553 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0624 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 7.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2653 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3137 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3137 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3137 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3863 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3245 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4594 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 8 Vanuatu 0.5524 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Cambodia 0.537 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Thailand 0.4885 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Curaçao 0.4835 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Samoa 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Lesotho 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3137 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.