Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan, 2009–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan is 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2359 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Afghanistan 12th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.2359 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2010 | 0.2497 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2826 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2891 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3001 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3086 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3119 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3586 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3849 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4059 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3958 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.052 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 8.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2368 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2359 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2359 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2359 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3287 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2497 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4059 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 9 Solomon Islands 0.4336 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Samoa 0.4264 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Thailand 0.4202 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Czechia 0.4142 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Cape Verde 0.4076 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Cambodia 0.3803 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, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan was 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2359 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.